The Best Carne Asada | SAM THE COOKING GUY

Summary by Krater

Sam the Cooking Guy prepares carne asada using flank steak marinated in a mix of cilantro, garlic, cumin, pepper, kosher salt, olive oil, brown sugar, lime, and soy sauce, then grills and slices it.

From the video

Answers: How do you make carne asada with a flavorful marinade?

• Carne asada marinade
• Flank steak preparation
• Grilling flank steak
• Slicing meat against the grain

Ingredients

• 1 bunch cilantro
• 3 large cloves garlic
• 1 tablespoon cumin
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
• kosher salt
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• brown sugar
• 1 lime
• 2 tablespoons soy sauce
• flank steak (flap meat)

What it concludes

• Fresh ground pepper is tremendously better than shake pepper.
• Flank steak (or flap meat) should be marinated for up to four hours.
• Meat with visible fibers like flank steak should be cut against the grain to shorten the fibers and make it tender and juicy.