Monday, July 30, 2007

Carne Asada Tacos
The prep is pretty quick and easy, but the cooking time is long. Marinate a flank steak with 2 packages of taco seasoning, 4 roughly chopped garlic cloves, 1/4 cup of Worcestershire sauce and 1/2 cup of water. I usually add all this to a ziplock bag first, mix it all up and then add the flank steak, and then massage the marinade into the meat, because it's easier to flip and it's not messy. Let marinate in refrigerator for 1 to 4 hours.Preheat oven to 350. Meanwhile, on the stovetop, heat a large oven proof pan until smoking hot and sear both sides of the flank steak until browned. Remove from heat. Add 1 large chopped onion, 1 large chopped poblano chili pepper, and 3 cups of chicken stock. Cover and place in oven for 2 hours. You can tell it's done when you poke the steak with a fork and it starts to fall apart. Cut the meat in 3 separate parts against the grain and then using 2 forks, start shredding the 3 sections of the meat. Replace the cover and let stand until ready to serve.You can serve with soft corn or flour tortillas, shredded cabbage, green onions, salsa and sour cream, guacamole, and cheese, or any other variation.

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