Steak With Colombian Green Sauce (Carne Asada)
Mark published on April 29, 2009

Steak With Colombian Green Sauce (Carne Asada)

Total time: 1 hour
Yields: 6 to 8
Author: NY Times
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/20/dining/202erex.html
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Ingredients

    For the meat
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped
  • 0.6666666666666666 cup orange juice
  • 3 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon black pepper
  • 2.5 pounds flank or skirt steak
  • For the sauce
  • 5 jalapeƱo chili peppers, stemmed and seeded
  • 0.75 cup scallions, chopped, white and pale green parts
  • 0.25 cup cilantro, chopped
  • 2 tablespoons cider or white vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons lime or lemon juice
  • 1 teaspoon salt

Instructions

Combine onion, orange juice, salt and pepper and pour over steak. Set aside to marinate at least 4 or up to 8 hours. (Do not marinate overnight; meat will become mushy.)

In a blender, combine jalapeños, scallions, cilantro, 2 tablespoons water, vinegar, lime juice and salt. Blend until smooth. Refrigerate until ready to serve, up to 8 hours. Taste for salt, vinegar and lime before serving.

Heat a grill to very hot. Lift steaks out of marinade, season with salt and pepper to taste, and cook without moving until dark brown and crusty on bottom, about 10 minutes. Turn and continue cooking 5 to 10 minutes more, depending on preferred doneness. Serve steaks with sauce.

Notes

  1. Do not marinate overnight; meat will become mushy.

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