Tacos El Carbone Recipes

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.

LOBSTER TACO AL CARBONE

Steps:

• Whisk together the lime zest and juice, chipotle, honey and olive oil in a medium bowl. Add the tomatoes, onion and cilantro and mix until combined. Season with salt and pepper, to taste.
• Heat grill to high.
• Brush the lobster flesh with some of the canola oil and season with salt and pepper, to taste. Put on the grill, flesh side down, and grill until slightly charred and just cooked through, about 5 minutes. Remove the meat from the shell and coarsely chop. Put the chopped lobster into a bowl, along with the green onions and mix to combine.
• Put the tortillas on a flat surface and evenly divide the cheese over the surface. Put a few heaping tablespoons of the lobster in the center. Fold the tortillas over, brush the tops with oil and grill, oil side down, until slightly charred, about 1 minute. Brush the top side of the tortillas with oil, flip over and continue grilling until slightly charred and cheese just melts. Arrange the tortillas on a serving platter and garnish with cilantro.

TACO AL CARBON

Steps:

• To make the corn tortillas: Mix corn masa with water to make tortilla dough. Form a ball using 1 ounce of the dough. Place it into the tortilla press to form 1 tortilla and transfer onto a hot grill until it is well cooked on both sides. The tortilla will be soft and puffed when done.
• For Chicken Fajita Filling: First, marinate the chicken breast in lime juice, garlic, salt, pepper, oil, jalapeno pepper, cilantro, red chilies and liquid smoke. After marinated and cooked on both sides on the grill, cut into thin strips.
• For tomatillo Sauce: Roast the tomatillos and serrano peppers on the grill. Use Mexican stone bowl mortar to mash up the ingredients. Mash all the ingredients, keeping it chunky. Add salt to taste. To assemble Tacos Al Carbon: Fill 1 tortilla with the chicken and tomatillo sauce and roll.

AUTHENTIC TACOS AL PASTOR

Steps:

• Cook tomato on a ridged grill pan over medium-high heat until slightly blackened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat and cool until easily handled. Peel off skin and remove seeds.
• Bring a small pot of water to a boil. Add guajillo and ancho chile peppers; cook until softened, about 5 minutes. Drain.
• Combine tomato flesh, softened chile peppers, 2 slices pineapple, orange juice, quartered onion, vinegar, chipotle peppers, salt, garlic, cloves, cumin seeds, and oregano in a blender; blend until smooth.
• Arrange pork slices in a glass or ceramic baking dish. Pour blended mixture over pork, ensuring all sides are evenly coated. Cover baking dish with plastic wrap.
• Marinate pork in the refrigerator, 4 hours to overnight.
• Cook remaining pineapple slices on a ridged grill pan over medium-high heat until slightly blackened and soft, about 5 minutes per side. Chop into small pieces.
• Wipe out grill pan and preheat over medium-high heat. Cook marinated pork in the hot pan, turning once, until browned, 4 to 5 minutes.
• Chop pork coarsely into small pieces against the grain. Serve with pineapple, chopped onion, and cilantro.

TACOS DE ARRACHERA AL CARBON

Steps:

• Marinate the meat for at least one hour in a mixture of 1/2 onion and the garlic, lime juice, cumin and a 1/2 teaspoon salt.
• Grill peppers and onion over open flame until blackened.
• Remove excess marinade, oil steak lightly and grill (1 1/2- 2 minutes for medium rare).
• Cut steak into strips making sure to cut against the grain.
• Combine with grilled onions and peppers.
• Serve with corn tortillas.
• Sprinkle just before serving with lime wedges.

TACOS AL CARBON WITH AVOCADO SALSA

Steps:

• Lightly sprinkle meat with seasoning salt.
• Cut into 3-4 large pieces.
• Mix lime and lemon juices, garlic, cilantro, and olive oil.
• Place meat and marinade in plastic bag or plastic bowl.
• Marinate 4-6 hours, turning occasionally.
• Discard marinade.
• Grill meat over medium heat@ 15 minutes, turning occasionally.
• Cook steak until desired doneness, the 15 minutes over medium heat creates medium done steak.
• Cut into strips and serve in corn tortillas.
• Top with 1-2 Tbl.
• of Avocado salsa.
• While meat is cooking chop up ingredients for Avocado salsa, sprinkle with lime juice and seasoning salt.
• I leave avocado pits in mixture to prevent discoloration.
• To warm tortillas you may wrap them in foil and place on grill or wrap in paper towels and microwave for 30-45 seconds.
• Sprinkle with a small amount of water if tortillas are very dry before warming them.