# Carne Asada Tacos with Homemade Tortillas

> Citrus-and-beer marinated beef, grilled tomatillo salsa and homemade flour tortillas to take your taco night to the next level.

- URL: https://gabcooks.com/en/recipes/carne-asada-tacos/
- Yield: 4 servings
- Prep: 30 min
- Cook: 30 min
- Total: 1 h
- Category: Main course
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjO5s4AqO3I

## Ingredients

### Marinade

- 600 g flank steak
- 1 orange (juiced)
- 1 lime (juiced)
- 1 lemon (juiced)
- 1 Mexican beer (or any light beer)
- 2 cloves garlic
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp chili powder
- salt and pepper
- cilantro (to taste)

### Tortillas

- 3 cups flour
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 1 cup hot water

### Tomatillo salsa

- 5 tomatillos
- 2-3 serranos or jalapeños
- ½ avocado
- ½ white onion
- lime juice or wine vinegar
- salt and pepper
- oil (a little, for grilling)

## Instructions

1. **Marinade.** Combine the meat with the citrus juice, beer, garlic, cilantro and spices. Refrigerate at least 20 minutes.
2. **Tortillas.** Mix the flour, salt and baking powder. Add the oil and hot water. Knead 5 to 10 minutes, until the dough springs back.
3. Divide into 16 balls, flatten and cover with a damp towel.
4. **Salsa.** Oil the salsa ingredients and grill on the barbecue until charred. Pulse in a blender with salt and pepper, keeping some texture.
5. Roll the tortillas between two sheets of parchment. Cook over medium-high until bubbles form, then flip. Keep warm in a towel.
6. **Steak.** Grill over high heat 4 minutes per side. Wrap in foil, rest 10 minutes, then slice.

## Notes

Welcome to my kitchen! We’re making a citrus-beer beef marinade, a tomatillo and hot pepper salsa, and trying our hand at homemade tortillas.

**Gab’s note:** in the video I was following two recipes at once and forgot a cup of flour. You do need all three.

Toss the leftover citrus in a pitcher of ice water for a little infused water to serve with the tacos.

## Products I use

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- [Tortilla press](https://amzn.to/4htsPRW) — For the homemade tortillas