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If you’ve done the whole-30 challenge before, you can relate when we say that shredded meats in the crockpot are where it’s at! It is really amazing the things one can come up with (especially when “hangry”) to serve up the shredded meat. Toss this Crockpot Shredded Carne Asada on a salad for lunch, make lettuce “tacos” for dinner, scramble in eggs for breakfast, stand in front of the fridge and eat cold right out of the container…oh, whoops, did I just say that out loud? It’s true though, especially this Crockpot Shredded Carne Asada Tacos recipe. It is so good that you can literally eat it on anything. My personal favorite way to eat it? With our whole 30 approved Mexican coleslaw in “tacos.” Recipe below, enjoy!
Crockpot Carne Asada
Ingredients:
- 1.5-2 lbs. of Flank or Skirt Steak
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- salt and pepper
- 1/4 cup fresh squeezed orange juice
- 2 tbsp. fresh lime juice
- 2 tbsp. organic apple cider vinegar
- 1 jalapeno, seeds removed and finely chopped
- 1/2 red onion, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup freshly chopped cilantro
- 4 cloves of garlic, minced
- 1 tsp. cumin
- butter lettuce or green leaf lettuce for serving
Method:
- Using a fork, stab the flank steak all over (about 15 times). Season both sides with salt and pepper generously. Place flank steak in the bottom of the crockpot.
- In a bowl, whisk together: the olive oil, the lime juice, orange juice, vinegar, jalapeno, red onion, garlic, cumin.
- Pour marinade over the flank steak. Cover and cook in crockpot on low for 6-8 hours, or on high for 4-6.
- When cook time is complete, using two forks shred the meat. Place back into the crockpot and stir in the cilantro. Turn off crockpot, and let cool off (for about 15 minutes) while the meat soaks up most of the good juices it created.
- Serve in lettuce cups topped with our Spicy Mexican Coleslaw.
Hi Can you make this recipe in the Instant Pot? If so, how do you suggest?
How many servings or in a range does this recipe make? Did not see that stated.
If you wanted to make 10 lbs of this for a party how would you adjust cooking times?
This was FANTASTIC! So easy. It will be on our regular rotation for sure.
I sound silly but how much flank steak do you use? It says 5-2 lbs. is that 10 pounds? Or supposed to say 5 1/2 lbs? I just wasn’t sure. I’m sure I’m just not thinking clearly and missing something. Thank you!
@disqus_YQ2xqBl00V:disqus I think it’s just .5 – 2 lbs
It says 1.5 to 2 lbs for this recipe