Sunday, April 27, 2014

Carne Asada Tacos (Tijuana Street Style)

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The carne asada (steak) tacos you get on the street in Tijuana, Rosarito, or Ensenada are pretty simple. Generally it's grilled steak, a hot salsa, creamy avocado, and chopped white onion and cilantro on a home made corn tortilla. It might be simple, but it's a special combination of flavors. I've tried to recreate it as much as possible. This is pretty close. Like most great street food, it's also about the experience of the location. That's tough to replace here in New Hampshire. But a bite of these tacos does take me there for a second or two.


Monday, April 21, 2014

Grilled Carne Asada

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There's many ways to do carne asada. I do it a couple ways; grilled or in a cast iron pan. This is my grilled recipe. I use flank steak here, but you can use any steak you like. Sirloin tips work wonderful.

Pico De Gallo Salsa

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This is our go to recipe for a simple salsa that we put on most of our tacos and is great with chips.


Sunday, April 20, 2014

Pollo Asada Torta

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Tortas are Mexican sandwiches. You can make your own rolls, but here I've used a store bought Portuguese Bun. You can add sliced tomatoes if you want. A refried bean spread would go nice with this as well.


Pollo Asada Tacos

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These chicken tacos are amazing. I use home made corn tortillas here. You can certainly use store bought. Don't feel like you need to use every ingredient here. These would taste great with guacamole vs. the avocado sauce. You can use a different salsa and you don't need the queso fresco. The tacos would taste fine, but these tacos taste great.


Jed's Corn Salsa

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My neighbor Jed Schwartz is an amazing farmer among other things. In late summer he always brings us a bag of sweet corn that he's pulled from the stalk within the hour. It's like candy. This is his recipe for corn salsa.


Pan Toasted Arbol Chile and Tomatillo Salsa

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This is a Rick Bayless recipe. It's a spicy twist on tomatillo salsa. The arbol chiles pack a little punch. Careful when you're making this. There's a bit of a sting in the air when you're frying the chiles. The salsa works great on tacos. It's awesome on chicken.