Slow Cooker Carne Asada Recipe
Everything you love about carne asada made easier with a crockpot! This Slow Cooker Carne Asada is so juicy, tender, and topped w/ the best pico de gallo!
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 407kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
Carne Asada
- 2 pounds flank steak
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt more to less to taste (I use about 1 teaspoon)
- 1/2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice about 1 orange
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice about 1 lime
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lemon juice about 1 lemon
- 1/4 cup soy sauce or gluten free alternative
- 2 tablespoons white vinegar
Optional Additions
- pico de gallo
- corn tortillas
- avocado
- Cotija or crumbled feta
Instructions
Carne Asada
- In a small bowl, whisk together spices, then stir in the oil.
- Rub half the spice mixture on one side of the flank steak.
- Flip over and rub the rest of the spice mixture on the other side.
- Whisk together the orange juice, lime juice, lemon juice, soy sauce, and vinegar.
- Grease a crockpot and pour in half of the juice mixture.
- Place the steak in the crockpot and pour the rest of the juice over the top.
- Cover and cook on LOW for 6 hours.
- Once cooked, remove steak from crockpot and let sit for 5-10 minutes.
- Using a serrated knife, thinly slice the steak against the grain.
- Gently place steak back in crockpot and mix with juices.
- Serve with corn tortillas, pico de gallo, avocado, and cotija!
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Notes
*If you're gluten free, be sure to use a GF soy sauce or tamari instead!
Nutritional information does not include optional toppings or tortillas.
Nutrition
Calories: 407kcal | Carbohydrates: 6g | Protein: 50g | Fat: 18g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 136mg | Sodium: 1232mg | Potassium: 907mg | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 425IU | Vitamin C: 18.2mg | Calcium: 63mg | Iron: 4.6mg