Carne Asada and Guacamole (Summer Recipes)

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Prep Time: 3+ hours | Cook Time: 30 minutes - 1 hour | Serves: 3
Lunch » Beef » Mexican

Ingredients:

A grill
1 lb skirt steak
sea or kosher salt
fresh peppercorns + grinder
cilantro
garlic
1 large lime
olive oil
cheap Mexican beer
good beer for you to drink
cutting board
a large knife
container for marinating the meat

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Step 1:

Chop your garlic and cilantro. We're also making guacamole, where we'll also use garlic and cilantro, so chop extra

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Step 2:

Now add add a few cloves of garlic, a few tablespoons of cilantro, a splash of olive oil, the juice from half a lime, salt and pepper, and your Mexican beer to the meat. Rub it all into the meat (don't poke) and let it [COLOR=#2B65B0 ! important]marinate[/COLOR] in the fridge for about 6 hours.

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Step 3:

Now we make guacamole. You'll now need 1 nice, large ripe avocado, cumin, coriander, chili powder, red pepper flakes, 1 good tomato, a shallot (optional), habanero sauce(also optional), and a serrano pepper which is not pictured. I prefer heirloom tomatoes, they're very expensive but infinitely better than typical tomatoes and have much more meat and a much much better flavor.

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Step 4:

Look for avocados that are large, heavy for their size, free of blemishes and ever-so-slightly soft to the touch. To cut, slice in half around the pit, then WHACK a large heavy knife into the pit. Twist the pit and it will pop out on the knife.