Carne asada a la Tampiqueña

Carne asada a la Tampiqueña

Carne asada a la Tampiqueña

Preparation

  • Flatten the steak with a meat tenderizing hammer or a rolling pin (inside a plastic bag) until thin

  • Cut the steak into 4 long steaks and season generously with garlic salt and fresh ground pepper. Set aside.

  • Grill, peel, and seed the Poblano pepper, Cut into long strips.

  • Peel onion and cut into thick slices.

  • Heat a skillet over high heat, add one tablespoon of oil and saute the onion for a couple of minutes.

  • Incorporate Poblano pepper, season with salt and pepper to taste, and cook until the onion is soft and translucent. Set aside.

  • Heat a grill, or grill pan, over high heat greased with a tablespoon of oil. Grill steaks approx 2 minutes per side, the steak should be tender and juicy.

  • Heat the enchilada sauce and tortillas.

  • Take one warm tortilla, submerge in the sauce, place on a plate, filled with queso fresco, roll it up, cover with more sauce and cheese, then repeat until finished with 4 enchiladas.

  • Heat refried beans and rice.

  • Place the steak on an oval plate, and spread Poblano peppers and onions next to the meat. Add a portion of guacamole and refried beans to one side of the steak. Place the enchiladas and rice on the other.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb thin flank steak

  • Garlic salt

  • Black pepper to taste

  • 1 Poblano pepper (in parts of the USA, this is sometimes called a pasilla pepper, but is different from the Mexican pasilla)

  • 1 medium white onion

  • 2 tablespoons oil

  • 4-8 corn tortillas, taqueria-style, or 4 regular size corn tortillas

  • 1 cup enchilada sauce

  • Queso fresco

  • Refried black beans

  • Guacamole

  • Mexican red rice, optional