this was fabulous. I did it it in the crock pot and the meat was like butter!! delicious!!
Ok, so initially (upon first bite) I was taken aback by the overpowering citrus flavor. As I continued to eat, it got better. I don't recommend this as a piece of meat by itself, but rather, shredded or chopped for tacos or burritos. You talk about a SUPERB taco meat?!?!?!?!!!! OUTSTANDING!!!!!! It made enough that I have a sigificant amount left for freezing to be used for tacos again down the road. Thanks for this recipe!
Thanks Lisa for sumitting this recipe.The meat came out juicy, flavouful and tender,this marinade is very similar to what they use at carnicerias (mex. butcher's shop).The only changes i made was to omitt the soy sauce and I also added chopped green onios to the marinade,very good will use many times.
This was my first time making carne asada for the whole family and I have to say it came out delicious. It came out so good that I have now become in charge of the meat for future gatherings. I call it my secret recipe. Little do they know I got it from All recipes. YUMMY!
This is the best beef marinade that our family has ever had. We live in California so I must say that we are extreemly fortunate to have most of the citrus available all of the time. The taste is fresh,tangy and full of flavor but not overpowering. I usually have two bags going at a time with beef and marinade. We cook one overstuffed bag, so that we have dinner one night and leftovers for tacos and salad the next day. the second bag can sit for a few more days "marinading" until we are ready to BBQ again. I was thinking about freezing a ziplock full of steak and marinade, it should come out. I will update. Also, the frist time I tried this I used London Broil ( on sale), and tonight we used top sirloin because it was on sale. Every cut of meat has worked beautifully. I do tenderize the meat with a "Cabela" meat plunging tenderizer, but a stiff fork would do the trick. My thanks to Lisa for sharing. Continuation here, the beef that I froze in the marinade, and later grilled,came out perfect- great for a last minute meal. I have also used chicken and pork with the same exceptional results-my children and friends RAVE about this!!! Thanks again.
I could not find canned chipotle peppers so I substituted 1 tsp. Tabasco Chipotle Sauce. I marinaded the steaks for 36 hours cooked them on a "George Foreman" style electric grill and they were wonderful.
Great flavor. I used chipolte peppers in adobe sauce, I don't know if that made a difference but it was great. Plus I added some crushed red pepper. Best tasting flap meat I ever had. I marinated it 24 hours.
This is so similar to a fajita marinade from the Food Network. It is wonderful for fajitas. Try it you will love it. The chipotle is in adobo sauce in a can.
Wow, this recipe is amazing! It is quickly becoming a weekend staple in our house. Very versatile, you can change the size of the flank steak you buy and it still turns out perfectly. You would be very hard pressed to find another marinade with as much flavor. Great to make on a Friday night and serve on Sunday.
This was okay it was very citrusy. I wished more of the spice flavors came through.
