Carne Asada

From: Chef #1138110

On Aug 17, 2009

Sorry folks. We didn't like this one at all. We made the recipe exactly as written, marinated it all day long, and grilled it up for dinner. Not a single one of us (family of four) liked the flavor of the carne asada. It mostly tasted slightly sour. The tequila and fruit juices overcame the onion and garlic which were not even recognizable as flavors. It had no resemblance at all to any carne asada flavor I've ever had in a restaurant.

From: HeidiSue

On Jan 13, 2009

Well...it smelled like a margarita and before I added the garlic, onions and pepper I thought about drinking it! Anyway, I worried after I added the tequila because I could no longer smell the citrus. After it was grilled it tasted okay, but it was pretty bland. We feel there is way too much tequila in the marinade, that it drowns out the citrus flavor that you definitely want to taste. I will try it again and reduce the tequila by at least half, likely down to 2 tbl. I marinated it for about 7 hours and served it with sauteed onions, peppers and habanaros and with fresh avocado. Thanks!!

From: ohnogodzilla

On Aug 30, 2004

Kevin, this carne asada was HEAVEN. Enjoyed the taste very much. You could taste eveything in the marinade all the way to the tabasco! It was just amazing! Thanks a million for giving me another recipe for my arsenal.

From: Hey Jude

On Aug 17, 2003

We had this last night for dinner, cooked on a gas grill. Very Good! I only had time to marinate for 2 hours and the steak turned out fine. We had the very thinly sliced steak on fresh flour tortillas with grilled peppers, onions, guacamole, salsa and sour cream. Great dinner! Thanks Kevin!