Reviewed: May 6, 2012

Excellent & authentic 'country' Mexican, only subing lime juice, with subtle flavours. If you expect Tex-Mex, i.e. hot & spicy, you will find this 'bland'.

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JEM

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: May 6, 2011

I was searching for a recipe to use the "flap meat" that I purchased. No luck, I guess it might be a cut that's indigenous to SoCal (San Diego), but man! did this marinade do the perfect work, with just a few alterations, as suggested. I used a combo of fresh lime & orange juice, minced garlic (from a jar!), cumin and hot mexican chili powder. The flap steak is a very thin cut used especially for carne asada and it came out so tender I could hardly believe it! I marinaded for about 2-1/2 hrs and we grilled it for about 5 min per side. After cooking, I sliced it into strips and served with flour tortillas, refried beans, sliced avocado and sauteed onions & jalapenos. Yummy yum yum!

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StayHomeCook

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: San Diego, California, USA

Living In: Escondido, California, USA

Reviewed: May 5, 2011

Great! My first time making Carne Asada, everyone loved the meat. I used limes, cooked meat on a grill. Delish...

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MARCIL

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Sacramento, California, USA

Living In: Marietta, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 1, 2011

This is a great marinade. Based on previous reviews, I made the following changes and it was perfect. I used lime instead of lemon, 3T. I crushed the garlic with 1T kosher salt and some pepper in a mortar and pestle. I sprinkled adobo seasoning over meat, pressed the garlic mixture into meat then poured the olive oil, lime juice combo over meat and marinated 5 hours. My whole family loved it.

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bonniepa

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Feb. 8, 2011

This is my go-to marinade for steak on the grill. It is so easy and so delicious. You can't go wrong with it!

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Robinsky

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Belle Fourche, South Dakota, USA

Living In: El Paso, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 7, 2011

Added fresh squeezed lime in place of the lemon. A simple and very tasty recipe! Thank you for shaing it Linda!

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stephencarlsbad

Reviewed: Oct. 30, 2010

marinade wasn't very tasty. way too lemony and lacked any other flavor. will not try this recipe again

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vanny

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Sep. 9, 2010

What a simple, delicious marinade! I was looking for a carne asada marinade that uses just a few ingredients and came across this. I love its simplicity and taste. I was only planning to grill 1 lb. of beef round tip strips, so I cut the ingredients in half. Seemed like plenty of marinade and I even had a little left over to brush over some whole green onions. I grilled the beef and the onions in a grill basket on my gas grill and everything came out wonderful. We tucked the carne asada into some homestyle corn tortillas, with some grated cheese, a little salsa and a dollop of fresh guacamole. My husband was licking his fingers he liked it so much!

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Anadlynn1

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Aug. 18, 2010

Only 3 stars because of course you need to use lime juice instead of lemon for an authentic asada taste.

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Shanna Sarr

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Sunnyvale, California, USA

Living In: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 3, 2010

Absolutely loved this marinade. Did add a little lime juice and a splash of orange juice. My favourite marinade from now on. Steak was so flavourful and juicy - best ever.

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