The BEST Carne Asada

    Today was a dreary day in Durango.  It rained, it hailed, and for some reason I wanted tacos. (That's normal, right?)  I was dreaming of my study abroad trip from college that we took to Mexico, and Mexico City had the BEST Carne Asada tacos that I have ever had.  They were tasty and they were the cheapest food to buy! So from my limited experience i'm going to review this tasty Carne Asada recipe that I found on Pinterest(link at the bottom)!

Take a tasty food adventure with Kelsey (Mexico edition)....

 These are the ingredients for the marinade! I actually didn't have any real lemons or limes but I had those little lemon and lime juices in my fridge so I used a little of each.  I have no clue what Mexican oregano is (i'm sure its delicious) but I just used the plain old thing, and I substituted chili powder for some sweet paprika.  I also have a tendency to not measure any of my ingredients (thanks mom ;)) but it always works out! 

   I'm not sure how long the recipe said to marinade the steak but with my little Lucy girl I never have enough time (or I forget) to give it the time it deserves.  I put it in the fridge for maybe 20 min and then I pour the sauce in with the meat while it cooks so it can soak more of that tastiness up in the skillet. 

     Of course I sampled the meat before putting it in those tasty corn tortillas. It. Was. Awesome.  Tangy and juicy and everything I want in my Carne!

  Here's my lovely little Taco.  With authentic Carne Asada less is best.  Its all about the meat my friends! In Mexico the tacos always had some cilantro, onion, and carne.  Thats it!  I added some tasty avocado as well because it was ripe and ready and begging to be a part of my plate.  Something I never noticed before was how whenever I got a taco it was on two corn tortillas and not one.  Im not sure if this is for the reason I think its for, but it keeps the taco from breaking and becoming a mess when I use just one.  So I suggest using two per taco.

I hope I made you taco hungry! Give this a try at your next meal, you wont be disappointed!


The BEST Carne Asada Recipe 

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