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Carne asada, pickled red onions, guacamole and salsa cocida

A classic in Tex-Mex cuisine with a marinade to die for!

Note

You can replace the flank steak with onglet or skirt steak.

Ingredients

Recipe for 4 persons

Marinade

400 Ml

Pineapple juice

2 Unit(s)

Lime

200 Ml

Soy sauce

6 Clove(s)

Garlic

2 Tsp

Cumin powder

2 Tsp

Chili flakes

4 Unit(s)

Beef flank steak

Pickled red onions

1 Unit(s)

Red onion

30 Gr

Sugar

125 Ml

Red wine vinegar

1 Tbsp

Coriander seeds

Guacamole

2 Unit(s)

Avocado

0.50 Unit(s)

Lime

1 Clove(s)

Garlic

0.50 Bunch(es)

Fresh cilantro

1 Tsp

Chili flakes

0.50 Unit(s)

Red onion

200 Gr

Cherry tomatoes

Salsa cocida

4 Unit(s)

Italian tomatoes

1 Unit(s)

Onion

6 Clove(s)

Garlic

3 Unit(s)

Red hot chili

0.50 Bunch(es)

Fresh cilantro

12 Unit(s)

Tortilla

2 Unit(s)

Lime

Preparation time: 30 min

Marinade

Mix all the ingredients for the marinade and marinate the meat for at least one hour (ideally overnight).

Cooking

When the time comes, remove the flank steaks from the marinade and pat them dry with paper towels.

In a hot pan, cook your meat with a little canola oil. Be careful to sear your mea tproperly so that it stays juicy inside.

Once cooked, let the meat rest for 5 minutes and slice.
Guacamole

Remove the flesh from the avocados.

Juice your half lime.

Chop your onion.

Chop your garlic clove.

Chop your coriander (branches and leaves, we are not afraid of oxidation here because everything will be mixed with the avocado flesh with little direct contact with the air).

Cut your cherry tomatoes in 4.

Mash the avocado flesh in a bowl and add the rest of the ingredients. Mix and season with salt and chili flakes to taste. (You can also put your avocado flesh on a board and chop/smash it with a knife, then add the rest of the ingredients and continue to chop until desired consistency. Season with salt and chili flakes to taste.)
Pickled red onions

Chop the red onion.

In a saucepan, combine the vinegar, sugar, coriander seeds and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil. Put the red onion in the mixture and cover. Leave it for 30 minutes. Drain.
Salsa cocida

Turn on your oven to broil.

Set aside a few coriander leaves forthe last touch.

Trim the ends of your onion, cut it into quarters, peel the quarters and spread them out in petals on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper. Add the cherry tomatoes.

Peel the garlic cloves, cut the stems of the chillies (remove the seeds if you want a less spicy salsa) and add them to the onion and tomatoes.

When everything is well colored, remove from the oven and let it cool down. Put the ingredients in a blender with the coriander.

Blend,season to taste and set aside.
Assembly

Cut your lime half into 4 pieces.

Heat your tortillas in the oven or in another pan (without fat).

Spread a tablespoon of guacamole in the center of your tortillas.

Place a few slices of flank steak on top of the guacamole, followed by some pickled red onions.

Finish with a drizzle of salsa cocida and a few cilantro leaves.

Serve with a wedge of lime.