I love the smell of meat cooking in the slow cooker and I love Mexican inspired dishes. The combination of the ingredients slow cooking with the beef all day makes this dish absolutely dripping with flavor. Carne Asada. Think of a Mexican BBQ beef, tangy, spicy and rich. If putting it in the slow cooker wasn’t easy enough, putting it together to eat was just as simple. From slow cooker to table took about 5 minutes total.
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With Carne Asada I like to keep the toppings simple and fresh. I chose to use corn tortillas, they give it a lighter fresher taste. However, flour tortillas work nicely here.
Some of my favorite ways to top a simple corn tortilla filled with shredded Carne Asada meat are:
- diced avocados
- pico di gallo
- fresh lime
- cilantro
- pickled jalapenos
- diced white onions
Freeze This Dish
Want to make it ahead of time? This dish freezes well both before and after you cook it. Just take all ingredients and put them in a freezer bag with the meat, and freeze. Thaw before putting it into the slow cooker.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs flank steak or stew meat (i.e.- chuck roast)
- 1 cup salsa (tomato sauce based – like Chi Chi’s or Old El Paso)
- 1 can diced tomatoes with green chilies (Rotel)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
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For Serving!
- Corn or Flour Tortillas
- Diced Avocado
- Pico Di Gallo or diced tomatoes and onions
- Fresh squeezed limes
- cilantro
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a slow cooker.
- Cook on low for 8 hours.
- Before serving, take two forks and shred beef.
- Stir with juices.
- Serve over warm corn tortillas and garnish with pico di gallo, avocados, lime and cilantro.
- Note: The sauce tends to make the tortilla break. I recommend doubling up on the tortillas--two tortillas per wrap.
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Ingredients
- 2 lbs flank steak or stew meat (i.e.- chuck roast)
- 1 cup salsa (tomato sauce based – like Chi Chi’s or Old El Paso)
- 1 can diced tomatoes with green chilies (Rotel)
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- Corn or Flour Tortillas
- Diced Avocado
- Pico Di Gallo or diced tomatoes and onions
- Fresh squeezed limes
- cilantro
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in a slow cooker.
- Cook on low for 8 hours.
- Before serving, take two forks and shred beef.
- Stir with juices.
- Serve over warm corn tortillas and garnish with pico di gallo, avocados, lime and cilantro.
- Note: The sauce tends to make the tortilla break. I recommend doubling up on the tortillas--two tortillas per wrap.
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Recipe developed by Kelly Hancock ©2010 Faithful Provisions. For personal use only. May not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed for capital gain without prior permission from Kelly Hancock.
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This sounds great! I have been a missionary in Mexico for 7 1/2 years and I really cannot cook good Mexican food! We are on furlough now so this recipe looks like it will remind us of Mexico! Thanks for sharing.
I love that you can make this ahead. Thanks Kelly. Great photography as usual too =)
I can not wait to try this. I am looking for new crock pot recipes since soccer season is upon us – which means many late nights. We love Mexican so this will be great!!
You will love this one Liesl! It is a keeper.
I just wanted to let you know, I made this tonight and it was great! IT was easy and very tasty. Thanks for posting it!
Thanks for the follow up Sunnie. I was looking for such a reply and am going to give this a go also since the Mr. is wanting it tonight.
Just had to tell you my family and I loved, loved, loved this! Made it yesterday for Cinco de Mayo. Yummy! So easy and will definitely make again. Thanks!
What a great and easy recipe! My family loved it! It is definitely a keeper!
have you ever tried it with pork? I have one that eats very little red meat
Easy to make gluten free. Thanks
OMG! I made this last nite for dinner, its just amazing this is somthing i just would have to share with firends and family it’s just so good! thanks for sharing.
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