# Carne asada. Need answer... sometime. **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [July 16, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carne-asada-need-answer-sometime/546962 "2010-07-16T20:22:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carne-asada-need-answer-sometime/546962/1 "2010-07-16T20:22:27Z")
I took some skirt steak out of the freezer yesterday. Thought I might grill it up… Sunday? Or maybe Tuesday. I don’t know. Who has the best carne asada recipe? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carne-asada-need-answer-sometime/546962/2 "2010-07-16T20:35:15Z")
You aren’t going to like my answer. Marinate in mojo. Grill. Slice on the diagonal and serve with pico de gallo. 😃 Since you haven’t scored any mojo yet, Tyler Florence has his own version: ``` * 4 garlic cloves, minced * 1 jalapeno, minced * 1 large handful fresh cilantro leaves, finely chopped * Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper * 2 limes, juiced * 1 orange, juiced * 2 tablespoons white vinegar * 1/2 cup olive oil ``` Mash, mix, marinate. ---
**Author:** ![Loisseau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/2bfe46/32.png) [@Loisseau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Loisseau)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carne-asada-need-answer-sometime/546962/3 "2010-07-16T20:57:55Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > You aren’t going to like my answer. > Marinate in mojo. Grill. Slice on the diagonal and serve with pico de gallo. 😃 > > Since you haven’t scored any mojo yet, Tyler Florence has his own version: > > ``` > * 4 garlic cloves, minced > * 1 jalapeno, minced > * 1 large handful fresh cilantro leaves, finely chopped > * Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper > * 2 limes, juiced > * 1 orange, juiced > * 2 tablespoons white vinegar > * 1/2 cup olive oil > > ``` > > Mash, mix, marinate. I like the answer very much, silenus; only addition to your mojo would be a teaspoon of toasted ground cumin seed and a half teaspoon of sugar. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carne-asada-need-answer-sometime/546962/4 "2010-07-16T21:03:36Z")
Sounds good. How much juice is in an orange? Only, I have most of a half-gallon of non-concentrate orange juice leftover from the pork. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [July 16, 2010, 9:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carne-asada-need-answer-sometime/546962/5 "2010-07-16T21:23:56Z")
Maybe a quarter of a cup. Using the whole half gallon would make it a bit dilute, methinks. 😃 On the subject of mojo, try FredMeyer. Goya makes a version that isn’t half-bad, so if the store stocks other Goya products, they ought to stock the mojo. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 17, 2010, 2:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carne-asada-need-answer-sometime/546962/6 "2010-07-17T02:15:39Z")
I’ll look for the mojo, but I’ll use the recipe you posted this time. It’s pretty close to the primary ingredients I use for ‘country pork ribs’. **Loisseau** , I’ve had a bit of cumin recently so I think I’ll leave it out. But it’s one of my most often-used spices, so I’ll make up for it later. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 12:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carne-asada-need-answer-sometime/546962/7 "2010-07-18T00:09:47Z")
This is going to be a long marinade… I was going to wait until tomorrow, but I couldn’t. So I’ve put the meat in the marinade already. I’ll grill it mañana. ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carne-asada-need-answer-sometime/546962/8 "2010-07-18T23:00:27Z")
Uff… I’m stuffed. Stuffed like a demon! ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carne-asada-need-answer-sometime/546962/9 "2010-07-18T23:23:48Z")
So it came out good? ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [July 18, 2010, 11:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carne-asada-need-answer-sometime/546962/10 "2010-07-18T23:27:03Z")
Very nice. I ate it in steamed corn tortillas with some guac and pico de gallo and grilled green onions, and bites of grilled jalapeño. There was a side of refried beans, and a bottle of Kona brew. (Actually, I’m having a second one of those.) ---
**Author:** ![Huerta88](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/82dd89/32.png) [@Huerta88](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Huerta88)\ **Post date:** [July 19, 2010, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/carne-asada-need-answer-sometime/546962/11 "2010-07-19T21:27:35Z")
If I were quibbling, and I am, I would suggest that you want to use sour orange juice, not that it’s particularly easy to find everywhere.