Carne Asada Cheese Tacos

Name: Carne Asada Cheese Tacos
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: South American, Latin American
Ingredients: 2 avocados, sliced; 4 Tbsps (1/2 stick) butter, melted; 2 Tbsps chopped fresh cilantro; 1 Tbsp chopped fresh thyme; 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped; 237 milliliters store-bought red salsa or hot sauce; 710 milliliters shredded Monterey jack cheese; 6 servings Olive oil, for grilling; 6 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 serrano chile, stemmed and finely chopped; 454 grams flap steak or skirt steak; 59 milliliters tequila anejo

Carne Asada Cheese Tacos

The recipe Carne Asada Cheese Tacos is ready in around 1 hour and 10 minutes and is definitely an outstanding gluten free option for lovers of South American food. This recipe serves 6. One portion of this dish contains about 32g of protein, 54g of fat, and a total of 655 calories. Head to the store and pick up avocados, olive oil, hot sauce, and a few other things to make it today.

Instructions

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In a 9 by 13-inch glass baking dish, combine the butter, tequila, thyme, serrano, garlic and cilantro and mix well.

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Cilantro

Tequila

Butter

Garlic

Thyme

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Glass Baking Pan

Transfer steak to the marinade and sprinkle with salt and freshly ground black pepper.

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Ground Black Pepper

Marinade

Steak

Salt

Let stand at room temperature for 30 minutes or in the refrigerator for up to 2 hours.

Preheat a large griddle or skillet over medium-high heat and brush with olive oil. Cook the steak, turning occasionally, 6 to 8 minutes per side for medium-rare.

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Olive Oil

Steak

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Frying Pan

Let rest on a plate covered with aluminum foil for 10 minutes.

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Aluminum Foil

Cut the meat against the grain into 1/2-inch pieces.

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Grains

Meat

On the same griddle used to cook the steak, over medium-high heat, place 3 (1/4 cup) mounds of cheese spaced 2 inches apart.

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Cheese

Mounds Bar

Steak

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Frying Pan

Let cook for 3 minutes (the cheese will spread flat like a tortilla, make sure they don't stick together). After the cheese browns on the bottom (the cheese will stay white on the top side), add 1/4 cup sliced meat over half of the cheese and fold the other half over like a half moon-shaped quesadilla.

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Tortilla