smoked carne asada?
 

Last weekned I was smoking a couple of chicken quarters and my kids asked for carne asada. I didnt want to get the smokey joe out so I just threw it on the smoker. Then my wife wanted hot dogs so it all went on the WSM. I dont know how the carne asada got a nice gloss over it but it was good. I was amazed how good the meat came out. It was only seasoned with salt and pepper and garlic.

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My wife made some salsa and potatoe salad.
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Thanks for looking Brethren.

i'd hit that

Ok, so...."carne asada" means grilled meat in Mexican cuisine.
That doesn't seem very specific, "grilled meat".
So is it a specific type of meat? I'm thinking tampiquena. That right?

Anyway....that's some awesome looking food.
I'd like to pull a chair right up to the smoker. No need to get fancy about it.

Bob carne asada as i know it means grilled fajitas. My favorite fajita is Angus Fajitas cooked like a tri tip and the results are amazing.

It is seasoned skirt steak.

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Bob,
In southern California the meat I get is called "ranchera" or "arrachera " and diesmillo. It's usually less than a 1/4 inch thick. I get it from my local Mexican meat market and or store. They are also known as flap meat, skirt steak, chuck steak which you can get at a traditional chain supermarket but they always cut it too thick about 1/2 inch or more. Then you would need to slice cross grain to make it eatable :)
I never heard of tampiquena but you probably never heard of the type of meat I get.

That's right chago....
Grilled at a hight temp but I was too lazy to get another grill started. Too many adult beverages.

"Skirt steak"....yea....The local Mexican place calls it tampiquena. Maybe that's a regional thing?
But I think we're on the same page. The steak is generally 6" wide and might even be as long as 2' long.
Massivley yummy, but could be overcooked if left on 5 seconds too much.

Out here at the end of the night we throw the left over meat on the grill and warm it up until it has a beef jerk feel. It taste good after a night of drinking.

thats awesome!!

On top of some warmed totillas with some queso.......aawwww baby...... :thumb: