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Posted by Radd Icenoggle on May 8, 2008

Carne Asada (most excellent)

This was an amazing recipe made with good friends and beer.

Ingredients

  • 2 pounds of flank steak (trimmed)
  • 1 medium onion
  • 5 cloves of garlic
  • 1/2 cup fresh cilantro
  • Cumin
  • Kosher salt
  • 1 lime
  • 1 avocado
  • 1/2 cup of white wine vinegar
  • 1 cup of olive oil
  • Small flour tortillas
  • Full Sail Nut Brown Ale
  • Chipotle-Tomatillo Sauce (made previously)

Preparation

  • Slice flank steak across the bias into strips
  • Prepare marinade with lime juice, white wine vinegar, cilantro, garlic, cumin, kosher salt, and olive oil. Allow to sit for 1 hour.
  Carne Asada marinade
Carne Asada in grill  
  • Place meat on heated bbq, or run out of gas and go for an amazing option. Heat a dutch oven on the stovetop (high). Place strips on the dutch oven in batches.
  • After removing the meat, deglaze the dutch oven with Full Sail Nut Brown Ale. Add onion and leftover marinade. Cook down until dark and syrupy.
  • Slice avocado and construct with tortilla, carne asada, the beer onions, avocado, and the chipotle-tomatillo sauce.
  • Completely decadent
  The finished product
Posted by Radd Icenoggle on May 7, 2008

Chicken Tortillas with Chipotle & Tomatillo Sauce

This is a super easy and tasty recipe…perfect with an IPA or pale ale.

Ingredients

  • 1 Pound of sliced chicken breast
  • 12 Tomatillos
  • 6 Chipotle chilis with adobo sauce
  • 1 Medium yellow onion
  • 1 Head of Garlic
  • Tortillas
  • Sharp Cheddar Cheese
  • Chili Powder
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Preparation

Roast tomatillos in dry frying pan until they are nicely charred in the outside.   Roasted Tomatillos
Roasted garlic   Roast garlic in a 400 degree oven for 30-35 minutes until the garlic is nice and soft. Set aside and allow to cool.
Fry sliced onion until soft with caramelized edges.   Frying Onions
Chipotles in food processor   Place chipotles with adobo sauce in food processor. Put chopped tomatillos, roasted garlic, onions, chili powder, salt and pepper in the processor.
Blend until it reaches a texture you like.   Chipotle and Tomatillo Sauce
Frying Chicken   Lightly dredge chicken in seasoned flour. Place batches of chicken strips into oil at medium high heat. After removing the chicken from the pan, put them on a cookie sheet and into a warm oven.
Once all of the chicken has been fried, pour the sauce into a clean frying pan and bring to heat. place the chicken into the pan and allow it to simmer for several minutes.   Chicken in Sauce
On the tortilla   Place chicken on on a tortilla with several slices of sharp cheddar cheese. Spoon some of the sauce on top and roll tortilla.
Serve with a refreshing brew (in this case, the Wailua Wheat Ale with passionfruit from Kona Brewing). Now that’s a meal.   What a meal