Steak Al Carbon Recipes

CARNE ASADA TACOS OR AL PASTOR TACOS

Steps:

• Place 1/2 chopped onion, 2 cloves garlic, parsley, oregano, paprika, anise seed, black pepper, cumin, sage, thyme, bay leaves, cloves, soy sauce, vinegar, orange juice, and lime juice in a blender; pulse until a very well-blended paste is achieved, scraping down sides as needed, 3 to 5 minutes. Spread paste on both sides of the flank steak. Wrap steak in plastic and refrigerate at least 6 hours to overnight.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate. Remove excess marinade from flank steak.
• Grill steak until it begins to firm and is hot and slightly pink in the center, about 8 minutes per side. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read 140 degrees F (60 degrees C). Chop steak into small pieces and transfer to a platter; cover and keep warm until ready to serve.
• Place 1 chopped onion, tomatoes, chipotle peppers, and 3 cloves garlic in a blend; pulse until desired consistency. Add water if the salsa becomes too thick. Transfer salsa to a bowl.
• Heat tortillas in a microwave safe plate until warm, about 1 minute.
• Serve beef over stacks of two corn tortillas with salsa and sprinkle with remaining 1/2 chopped onion, radishes, and cilantro.

TACOS AL CARBON

Steps:

• Add the lime juice, 1 tablespoon Kosher salt, sugar, and 1 1/2 teaspoons pepper to a small mixing bowl and whisk to combine. Slowly drizzle in 1 cup of oil, whisking all the while. Then, add the cilantro and garlic and stir to combine.
• Transfer the marinade to a zip-top bag and add the flank steak. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours or up to overnight.
• Remove the beef from the bag and pat dry with a paper towel. Drizzle with 1 tablespoon of oil and sprinkle with 1 1/2 teaspoon Kosher salt and 1 teaspoon pepper. Rub all over to adhere, and set aside until ready to use.
• Add the remaining 3 tablespoons of oil to a large, skillet (preferably cast iron) over medium-high to high heat. Once the oil has come to temperature, sear the steak for 6-7 minutes on the first side, turn, and sear for 4-5 minutes more.
• Allow to rest 10 minutes. Then, slice the beef as thin as possible (cutting against the grain), roll in flour tortillas, and top as desired.

SIRLION AND POBLANO ENCHILADAS AL CARBON

Steps:

• I rub my poblanos in EVOO added salt and pepper placed in iron skillet and roasted them at 425 degrees until brown on all sides turning frequently about 25 minutes placed in small zip lock bag you could use covered bowl. Peeled skin off and chopped peppers put to the side.
• Heated pan with EVOO added onions until clear, then mushrooms (i like sliced baby bellas), added garlic, diced left over sirlion, chopped poblanos and rotel.
• heated canola oil in small skillet placed corn tortilla for about 30 seconds and flipped cooked another 30 sec placed in 13 x 9 glass baking dish and put about 3 tbls of meat mixture and about 2 tbls of mexican style cheese and rolled into enchilada.continued until meat mixture was gone.
• Topped with no beans wolf brand chili cover in cheese and sprinkled black olives baked at 350 degree for about 30 minutes.
• Removed from oven and sprinkled green onions over top. served with homemade refried bean and cilanto lime rice.