Carne Asada Burrito, San Diego Style

For all of you poor, displaced San Diego-ites, the quest to find an authentic carne asada burrito is always disappointing, until now. This recipe was posted on Onestopcook.com by David. (I only added the limes) It's been over 4 years since I was in S.D. last and I have been craving this burrito ever since. I ate 5 of these bad boys in 2 days. I would take a bite, close my eyes, and dream of La Jolla, Balboa park or a stroll around Seaport Village. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
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- 55mins
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ingredients
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Carne Asada
- 2 lbs beef, skirt (any fajita style cut of meat) or 2 lbs flank steaks (any fajita style cut of meat)
- 1 onion, small
- 1 lemon, juiced
- 1 lime, juiced
- salt
- pepper
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Pico De Gallo
- 2 tomatoes
- 1⁄2 onions, white or 1/2 red onion
- 1 jalapeno pepper, small
- 1⁄4 cup cilantro, fresh
- 1⁄2 lemon, juiced
- 1⁄4 lime, juiced
- 1⁄3 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 1⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 pinch oregano, dry
- 1 pinch chili powder
- 1 pinch cumin
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Guacamole
- 2 avocados, large
- 1⁄4 cup pico de gallo
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper
- 1⁄2 lemon, juiced
- 1⁄4 lime, juiced
- 1 dash hot sauce
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Carne Asada Burritos
- carne asada meat
- pico de gallo
- guacamole
- flour tortilla, Large
- olive oil
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Optional Ingredients
- French fries
- cheese, Mexican Blend
directions
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Meat:
- Lay the meat out flat and season liberally with salt and pepper. Cut meat into 1/4 inch pieces. Place meat in a zip lock bag and add fine diced onions and lemon/lime juices. Mix well and refrigerate for at least 30 min., up to 24 hours.
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Pico De Gallo:
- Fine dice all ingredients and mix well. Cover and refrigerate, stir occasionally.
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Guacamole:
- Place avocado meat in a bowl and mash well with a fork, season to taste by adding remaining ingredients. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing plastic down on the guacamole to remove any air, and refrigerate. (this prevents browning).
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Carne Asada Burritos:
- Warm the tortillas in a microwave under a wet paper towel, one at a time. (about 20-30 sec.) Or wrap tortillas in foil and place in the oven at 350 for 10-15 minute You want them warm and pliable for wrapping.
- On high heat add a teaspoon of oil to a medium sized skillet. ( I prefer cast iron) When oil begins to smoke add 1/4 to 1/3 pound of carne asada meat and onions. Sear the meat until brown on both sides. Place the meat and onions in the center of a warm tortilla. Add pico de gallo, guacamole, (and french fries and/or cheeses if desired) and fold in the sides to form a burrito. Serve hot.
- Note: Meat seems to cook best in small batches, it gets chewy if cooked all at once. I cook enough for just one or two burritos at a time.
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"For all of you poor, displaced San Diego-ites, the quest to find an authentic carne asada burrito is always disappointing, until now. This recipe was posted on Onestopcook.com by David. (I only added the limes) It's been over 4 years since I was in S.D. last and I have been craving this burrito ever since. I ate 5 of these bad boys in 2 days. I would take a bite, close my eyes, and dream of La Jolla, Balboa park or a stroll around Seaport Village. I hope you enjoy it as much as I did."
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Absolutely delicious! My only tweak would be to half the lemon in the pico and guacamole. But other than that, this is the carne Asada burrito I grew up on in San Diego. I also didn’t add the jalepeno but that was only because I didn’t have it on hand. I’m a sucker for tender meat so I got boneless ribeye steak and cut it super thin and small. It was so tender and amazing. I will forever use this recipe. I miss my San Diego carne asada. But not anymore!
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