Carne Asada Street Tacos
Bring the heat and the sweet with this flavorful dish filled with poblano peppers, sweet corn, fresh radishes, and Certified Angus Beef® Carne Asada. Your taste buds won’t know what hit them…in the best possible way.
Recipe - Downers Grove, IL
Carne Asada Street Tacos
Prep Time15 Minutes
Servings2
Cook Time12 Minutes
Calories370
Ingredients
Non-stick cooking spray
8 corn tortillas
1 Tbsp. Fresh Thyme extra virgin olive oil
2 ears fresh corn, husks and silk removed
1 poblano pepper, stemmed and seeded
1/4 medium red onion
Fresh Thyme fine sea salt
Ground black pepper
1/2 lb. Certified Angus Beef carne asada
1/3 cup salsa verde or salsa tomatillo
1/4 cup crumbled Cotija cheese
1/4 cup sour cream
1 large radish, thinly sliced
2 Tbsp. finely chopped cilantro, optional
Lime wedges
Directions
- Prepare charcoal or gas grill for indirect cooking over medium-high heat. Coat grate with non-stick cooking spray. Wrap corn tortillas in foil and place on indirect side of grill to warm.
- Brush oil over corn, poblano, and onion; grill over direct heat 6 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender and slightly charred on all sides, turning occasionally.
- Transfer to a cutting board; let stand until cool enough to handle. Carefully cut kernels off cobs. Finely chop poblano and onion. Season grilled vegetables with salt and pepper.
- Grill carne asada over direct heat 6 minutes or until fully cooked, turning once. Transfer to a cutting board and let stand 5 minutes; thinly slice.
- To serve, layer warmed tortillas with carne asada, corn, poblano, onion, salsa verde, and cheese. Top with sour cream, radish, and, if desired, cilantro. Serve tacos with lime wedges on the side.
Nutritional Information
Each two-taco serving contains: 370 calories, 16 g fat, 5 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat, 54 mg cholesterol, 635 mg sodium, 38 g carbohydrates, 5 g fiber, 6 g sugar, 21 g protein. Daily values: 15% vitamin A, 90% vitamin C, 10% calcium, 18% iron
15 minutes
Prep Time
12 minutes
Cook Time
2
Servings
370
Calories
Shop Ingredients
Makes 2 servings
Fresh Thyme Avocado Cooking Oil Spray - 5 Fluid ounce
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$3.99 was $5.99$0.80/fl oz
Vista Hermosa Corn Tortillas - 7.2 Ounce
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$3.99 was $4.99$0.55/oz
Fresh Thyme Extra Virgin Olive Oil - 33.8 Ounce
$14.99$0.44/oz
Non Gmo Sweet Corn - 1 Each
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Poblano Chile Peppers - 0.8 Pound
$3.19 avg/ea$3.99/lb
Red Onions - 1 Pound
$1.99 avg/ea$1.99/lb
Fresh Thyme Fine Sea Salt - 26.5 Ounce
$2.79$0.11/oz
Fresh Thyme Organic Ground Black Pepper - 1.98 Ounce
$5.29$2.67/oz
Certified Angus Beef® Carne Asada - 1 Pound
$7.99 avg/ea$7.99/lb
Tia Lupita Foods Salsa Verde Sauce - 8 Ounce
$7.99$1.00/oz
V & V Supremo Grated Sierra Cotija Cheese - 200 Gram
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$4.99 was $5.99$0.02/g
Fresh Thyme Sour Cream - 8 Ounce
$1.49$0.19/oz
Bunched Red Radishes - 1 Each
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Cilantro - 1 Each
2 for $1.00
$0.50 was $0.99
Limes - 1 Each
3 for $1.00
$0.33 was $0.50
Nutritional Information
Each two-taco serving contains: 370 calories, 16 g fat, 5 g saturated fat, 0 g trans fat, 54 mg cholesterol, 635 mg sodium, 38 g carbohydrates, 5 g fiber, 6 g sugar, 21 g protein. Daily values: 15% vitamin A, 90% vitamin C, 10% calcium, 18% iron
Directions
- Prepare charcoal or gas grill for indirect cooking over medium-high heat. Coat grate with non-stick cooking spray. Wrap corn tortillas in foil and place on indirect side of grill to warm.
- Brush oil over corn, poblano, and onion; grill over direct heat 6 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender and slightly charred on all sides, turning occasionally.
- Transfer to a cutting board; let stand until cool enough to handle. Carefully cut kernels off cobs. Finely chop poblano and onion. Season grilled vegetables with salt and pepper.
- Grill carne asada over direct heat 6 minutes or until fully cooked, turning once. Transfer to a cutting board and let stand 5 minutes; thinly slice.
- To serve, layer warmed tortillas with carne asada, corn, poblano, onion, salsa verde, and cheese. Top with sour cream, radish, and, if desired, cilantro. Serve tacos with lime wedges on the side.