It’s just so easy to love Sunkist Navel Oranges - they’re a classic! Flank steak is marinated overnight in a savory, earthy, slightly sweet marinade made with a navel orange base, and then grilled, sliced, and tucked into tortillas with fixings like sliced jalapeños, queso fresco, fresh cilantro, red onion pickled in a Sunkist Navel Orange mixture, and of course, more of that delicious navel orange marinade.
Carne Asada Tacos with Navel Orange Marinade
By Christine Fiorentino | @christinefiorentino_
Prep: 270 mins
Cook: 15 mins
Total: 285 mins
Serves: 4
Ingredients
Carne Asada Tacos
- 2 pounds flank steak
- Sunkist® Navel Orange Marinade
- Sunkist® Navel Orange Pickled Onions
- 12 small flour tortillas (around 5 inches), warmed or room temperature depending upon preference
- 2 ripe avocados, diced, for topping and serving
- Queso fresco, for topping and serving
- 2 thinly sliced jalapeño peppers, for topping and serving
- Lime wedges, for serving
Sunkist® Navel Orange Marinade
- 1/2 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- 1/4 cup soy sauce or coconut aminos
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed Sunkist® Navel Orange juice
- 3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
- 3 cloves garlic, smashed and minced
- 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and diced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
Pickled Onions
- 1 red onion, peeled, halved, and thinly sliced
- 2 cups boiling water
- 3/4 cup apple cider vinegar
- 1/4 cup Sunkist® Navel Orange juice
- 4 tablespoons cane sugar
- 4 teaspoons kosher salt
Directions
Carne Asada Tacos
- Prepare the Sunkist® Navel Orange Marinade. In a medium bowl, combine cilantro olive oil, soy sauce, Sunkist® Navel Orange juice, lime juice, garlic, jalapeño, cumin, salt and pepper. Place 1/2 cup of mixture aside in the refrigerator until ready to serve.
- In a large sealable bag or bowl, combine steak and remaining mixture. Coat entire steak with mixture. Refrigerate at least 4 hours, but ideally overnight.
- Remove steak from marinade. Preheat grill or grill pan to medium-high heat. Gently pat steak dry. Season lightly with salt and pepper.
- Place steak on grill. Cook about 6 minutes per side, only turning once, for medium rare. Transfer to a separate platter. Rest 5 minutes before slicing.
- Thinly slice steak. Assemble carne asada tacos, or serve deconstructed as a make-your-own taco platter.
Pickled Onions
- Combine onion, boiling water, apple cider vinegar, Sunkist® Navel Orange juice, sugar, and kosher salt in a bowl. Pickle for at least 1 hour. Transfer to an airtight jar.
