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Moose
08-10-2015, 08:48 PM
A few days ago Sako(ssv3) posted a great thread on some carne asada tacos he cooked up at a friend's house. You can read all about it HERE (http://www.bbq-brethren.com/forum/showthread.php?t=215634).

Seeing all those great pics not only made my mouth water, but also became very clear what we were having for Sunday dinner!

Earlier in the day, The Missus and I spent quite a few hours applying some serious elbow grease to give my beloved Kingsford Oval a very much needed cleaning:

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Almost like new, and still cranking after 12 years! I love this grill, and hope to get another 20 years out of it.

As dusk approached, it was time to get started on food prep.

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First, I pulled the meat out of the fridge(USDA Choice Skirt), which had been marinating all day in some fresh squeezed orange juice, seasoned salt, onions, and cilantro:

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I then fired up the Kingsford oval with a blazing hot bed of coals:

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And on the meat went:

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I kept as many of the onions and cilantro as I could, and let them cook off to the side:

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When the meat was done, I took it inside for a brief rest while the Missus made some tortillas:

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Then it was time to cut up the meat:

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This was by far, the juiciest carne asada I've ever seen and tasted!

And now, time to prep. Fresh pico de gallo, salsa roja, and salsa verde with a bag of home fried chips in the background, which will be used in a few days for nachos:

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Salsa close ups:

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The verde and roja were purchased at a local taqueria as I was lazy and didn't feel like making my own.

And finally, the tacos:

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It's a good thing The Missus made homemade tortillas as the meat was so juicy, store bought tortillas would've gotten soggy and then fallen apart with all that tasty meat juice. The thick, puffy tortillas came through, for sure.

It was truly a "Happy Meal" in a big way!

code3rrt
08-10-2015, 08:58 PM
That all looks absolutely off the hook!!!!!Nice, nice cook!

KC

93vpmod
08-10-2015, 09:00 PM
Wow, those look fantastic! I really like the last pic.

landarc
08-10-2015, 09:02 PM
Man, you guys make such beautiful food, that looks great

Titch
08-10-2015, 09:07 PM
Great looking feed.
Recipe for the breads.? Maybe please

Moose
08-10-2015, 09:12 PM
Great looking feed.
Recipe for the breads.? Maybe please

We get the masa dough premade from a local Mexican market. I'm pretty sure you can get the dry masa over there in AU, then you can make your own...

AClarke44
08-10-2015, 09:17 PM
Wow! Very nice cook Moose. OK, now I'm gonna have to learn how to make tortillas! :thumb:

Shagdog
08-10-2015, 09:26 PM
Awesome, moose! I'm drooling over here. :hungry:

Decoy205
08-10-2015, 09:30 PM
Stunning plate of tacos! All this Mexican food pron is giving me some inspiration!

Smokesignalsfromtx
08-10-2015, 09:32 PM
Great job Moose! I'll take one!

ssv3
08-10-2015, 09:39 PM
That looks killer Richard! The homemade tortillas kicked it up a few notches at least. I truly couldn't get enough of the tacos last week at my friend's they were so good and your cook just revived the whole experience again. :thumb:

SGH
08-10-2015, 09:56 PM
Good lord man. I would hurt myself on that. You and ssv3 are killing it with the CA cooks. Awesome looking grub.

Fwismoker
08-10-2015, 10:04 PM
Between you and Tony you're freaking killing me! Now i gotta hit up the Mexican market this week. lol

GRBOU812
08-10-2015, 10:34 PM
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It's a beaut Clark, it's a beaut... :thumb:

Titch
08-10-2015, 10:37 PM
We get the masa dough premade from a local Mexican market. I'm pretty sure you can get the dry masa over there in AU, then you can make your own...

I have some of that,so it's that basic? Cool

Boothman
08-10-2015, 11:07 PM
Looks awesome, nice job.

Moose
08-11-2015, 02:45 AM
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It's a beaut Clark, it's a beaut... :thumb:

So much better than a Weber kettle it would blow your mind.

I sold a beautiful like new green Weber Performer a few years back, as there was no way it could keep up with this cooker in terms of indirect cooks, not to mention all the extra grill space.

Huge bummer they stopped making these wonderful ovals back around 2007...

:evil:

Big George's BBQ
08-11-2015, 07:34 AM
I have got to try that That looks amazing

fantomlord
08-11-2015, 08:41 AM
looks great from here!

DerHusker
08-11-2015, 09:07 AM
UMM! UMM! UMM!GOOD! :thumb: :thumb: :thumb:

Tacos are my favorite food group! :becky:

Moose
08-11-2015, 03:00 PM
I have some of that,so it's that basic? Cool

There's a ton of guides to making homemade tortillas both online and on Youtube. A tortilla press also really helps!

Gore
08-11-2015, 03:10 PM
Nice looking tacos! :hungry:

Bonewagon
08-11-2015, 04:19 PM
Looks fantastic!

THoey1963
08-11-2015, 04:39 PM
Looks great Moose. I recently got a recipe for flour tortillas and I am going to try make my own for the first time. No press yet, I'll get one if I like how they turn out.

silverfinger
08-11-2015, 08:01 PM
Richard,
You know how much I love carna asada and yours looks incredible!!
It's kind of hard to tell from the photos what meat you used.
I know you you called it skirt. Is it flap meat, or skirt steak?
I always use flap meat. It seems to have great marbling to it.

Moose
08-11-2015, 08:16 PM
Richard,
You know how much I love carna asada and yours looks incredible!!
It's kind of hard to tell from the photos what meat you used.
I know you you called it skirt. Is it flap meat, or skirt steak?
I always use flap meat. It seems to have great marbling to it.

Thanks, Ray! I thought of you when I was grilling the carne asada! :biggrin1:

I thought skirt and flap were the same, but apparently not, although they are from the same part of the cow:

http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/737683

Anyway, I usually buy the skirt steak at Costco or Ralph's and it's usually pretty heavily marbled. Here's some from Costco a while back:

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One other thing I didn't mention I added to the marinade: Soy Sauce! I was checking out a Mexican Food blog, and stumbled across this - you'll see a paragraph about it toward the bottom:

http://www.mexicoinmykitchen.com/2014/07/carne-asada-recipe.html

Apparently this is pretty common in Mexcio, so the liquid part of the marinade consisted of 1 part orange juice, and one part soy sauce. It certainly kicked up the flavor of the meat a few notches.

Tonybel
08-11-2015, 08:18 PM
Those tacos looks delicious!!'

silverfinger
08-11-2015, 08:49 PM
The photo your showing looks like what they call flap meat although i guess it could be called skirt steak as well. You've seen the other meats that people use that don't seem to have the marbling like that. That's why I wonder if they have different names.

Then there's the question of wether it's steak or flap meat :wink:
None of its cut against the grain. :heh:

Moose
08-11-2015, 09:08 PM
The photo your showing looks like what they call flap meat although i guess it could be called skirt steak as well. You've seen the other meats that people use that don't seem to have the marbling like that. That's why I wonder if they have different names.

Then there's the question of wether it's steak or flap meat :wink:
None of its cut against the grain. :heh:

I think flap meat may be mislabeled as skirt- that's also a possibility. Also, the skirt/flap sold at some markets is just USDA select, and usually has no marbling. Where do you get yours?

Oh, and I did cut the meat against the grain, but chose not to label my dish as "Steak Tacos".

:laugh:

silverfinger
08-12-2015, 10:18 AM
I get mine from SAMs, Costco and Ralph's. They always label it as flap.
I see others use a leaner meat for carna asada. It has to be a different cut.

Moose
08-12-2015, 02:01 PM
I get mine from SAMs, Costco and Ralph's. They always label it as flap.
I see others use a leaner meat for carna asada. It has to be a different cut.

Since we are buying our meat from the same places, seems like they label them differently in varying locales. Over here, it always seems to be labeled USDA Choice Skirt...

Al Czervik
09-03-2015, 05:16 PM
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This would have never made it to the tacos Moose... :hungry: :hungry: :hungry:

Moose
09-03-2015, 09:25 PM
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This would have never made it to MY tacos, Moose... :hungry: :hungry: :hungry:

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