Carne Asada Tacos

Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Health score
38%
Carne Asada Tacos
75 min.
6
582kcal

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Ingredients

  •  avocado pitted peeled sliced
  • 1.5 pounds beef top sirloin steaks boneless cut into thin bite-size slices
  • teaspoon pepper black freshly ground
  • 10.5 ounce beef broth canned
  • tablespoons canola oil divided
  • 12 6-inch corn tortillas ()
  • 12 6-inch corn tortillas ()
  • servings pepper red crushed to taste
  • bunch cilantro leaves fresh chopped
  •  jalapeno fresh seeded
  •  optional: lemon 
  •  lime 
  • 0.5 large onion chopped
  • 0.5 teaspoon salt 
  • 28 ounce tomatillos canned
  •  tomatoes chopped

Equipment

  • food processor
  • bowl
  • frying pan
  • oven
  • blender
  • microwave

Directions

  1. Place sliced meat into a shallow bowl, and season with salt, black pepper, and crushed red pepper. Squeeze the lime juice over the meat, and turn until evenly coated. Cover, and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  2. In a blender or food processor, combine tomatillo and jalapeno. Puree for 15 to 20 seconds, or until thick.
  3. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Carefully pour in tomatillo mixture. Cook, stirring frequently, for 5 minutes. Stir in beef broth. Reduce heat, and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes, or until mixture coats a spoon.
  4. Transfer mixture to a serving dish.
  5. Heat tablespoon oil in a large skillet over high heat. Stir in 1/3 of the beef, and saute for 1 minute.
  6. Transfer to serving dish. Repeat with remaining beef. Meanwhile, heat tortillas in the oven or microwave, according to package instructions.
  7. To serve, place two tortillas on top of each other.
  8. Add desired amount of meat, spoon over some tomatillo mixture. Top with onions, tomatoes, avocado and cilantro.
  9. Garnish with a wedge of lemon, to be squeezed over taco before eating.

Nutrition Facts

Calories582kcal
Protein23.05%
Fat34.51%
Carbs42.44%

Properties

Glycemic Index
59.92
Glycemic Load
21.71
Inflammation Score
-9
Nutrition Score
33.773478425067%

Flavonoids

Cyanidin
0.11mg
Epicatechin
0.12mg
Epigallocatechin 3-gallate
0.05mg
Eriodictyol
3.84mg
Hesperetin
9.82mg
Naringenin
0.76mg
Luteolin
0.41mg
Isorhamnetin
0.63mg
Kaempferol
0.12mg
Myricetin
0.15mg
Quercetin
3.97mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:581.74kcal
29.09%
Fat:23.19g
35.67%
Saturated Fat:3.68g
22.98%
Carbohydrates:64.16g
21.39%
Net Carbohydrates:50.38g
18.32%
Sugar:8.93g
9.92%
Cholesterol:66.9mg
22.3%
Sodium:529.07mg
23%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Protein:34.84g
69.67%
Phosphorus:668.03mg
66.8%
Vitamin B3:12.92mg
64.61%
Vitamin B6:1.24mg
61.82%
Selenium:43.05µg
61.5%
Fiber:13.78g
55.12%
Vitamin C:44.07mg
53.42%
Zinc:6.62mg
44.14%
Potassium:1355.73mg
38.74%
Manganese:0.76mg
38.14%
Magnesium:150.6mg
37.65%
Vitamin K:39.31µg
37.44%
Vitamin E:4.68mg
31.2%
Iron:4.92mg
27.34%
Vitamin A:1288.24IU
25.76%
Copper:0.49mg
24.42%
Vitamin B2:0.35mg
20.34%
Vitamin B1:0.3mg
20.27%
Vitamin B12:1.1µg
18.34%
Folate:71.43µg
17.86%
Vitamin B5:1.68mg
16.84%
Calcium:150.44mg
15.04%
Source:Allrecipes