Ponzu-Marinated Carne Asada Tacos

Name: Ponzu-Marinated Carne Asada Tacos
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: South American, Latin American
Ingredients: 237 milliliters cabbage kimchi, chopped coarsely; 2 Tbsps chopped cilantro; 16 warm corn tortillas; 680 grams skirt steak or flank steak; 2 cloves garlic, grated on a microplane; 1 lime cut into 8 wedges; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 1 small onion, finely diced; 59 milliliters ponzu (see note above); 1 fresh Thai bird chile, finely chopped, or 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes; 1 Tbsp rice wine vinegar; 2 Tbsps sugar

Ponzu-Marinated Carne Asada Tacos might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains approximately 43g of protein, 19g of fat, and a total of 573 calories. This recipe covers 29% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe is typical of South American cuisine. Head to the store and pick up sugar, olive oil, ponzu, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the rice wine vinegar you could follow this main course with the Red Velvet Mug Cake as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 2 hours.

Instructions

Combine ponzu, sugar, vinegar, garlic, chilies, and olive oil in a medium bowl and whisk until sugar is dissolved. Reserve 2 tablespoons marinade and set aside.

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Vinegar

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Sugar

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Whisk

Bowl

Place steak inside a zipper-lock bag and add marinade. Seal bag, pressing out as much air as possible. Refrigerate and allow to marinate for at least 30 minutes and up to 4 hours.

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Marinade

Steak

Light one chimney full of charcoal. When all the charcoal is lit and covered with gray ash, pour out and arrange the coals on one side of the charcoal grate. Set cooking grate in place, cover grill and allow to preheat for 5 minutes. Alternatively, set half the burners on a gas grill to the highest heat setting, cover, and preheat for 10 minutes. Clean and oil the grilling grate.

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Remove the meat from marinade and pat dry with paper towels or clean kitchen towels.

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Marinade

Meat

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Add steaks to hot side of grill and cook without moving until well browned on first side, about 2 minutes. Flip steaks using tongs and cook until second side is browned and steak registers 125°F on an instant read thermometer, about 2 minutes longer. If steak starts to burn before internal temperature is achieved, transfer to cooler side of grill and continue cooking.

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