It was obvious growing up in Colombia that the kitchen was the main part of the house. It seemed that everything revolved around food and mealtimes.
Mamita and my mom were always busy cooking traditional Colombian food. Homemade arepas were made for almost every meal and a jar of aliños sauce was always in the fridge or freezer waiting to be used as a marinade or as a base for soups and beans.
Arepa con Carne Asada was a staple in my house for weeknight dinners or weekend breakfast and it is one of my favorite meals. A simple dish that is easy to prepare and full of flavor.
Buen provecho!
Ingredients:
(4 servings)
4 cooked arepas
2 pounds beef skirt, trimmed and cut into 4 equal portions
1/2 cup finely chopped onion
4 garlic cloves, minced
2 scallions, finely chopped
1 teaspoon ground cumin
½ cup beer
1 tablespoon vegetable oil
Salt and black pepper
1/4 cup fresh cilantro
Directions
Mix the chopped onion, minced garlic, scallions, cumin, beer, oil salt and pepper together to make a marinade for the meat.
Rub the marinade on the steaks and let marinate for a bout 3 hours or overnight in the refrigerator.
Grill or fry the steaks over high heat to desired doneness, about 3 minutes on each side. To serve, top each arepa with a piece of meat, sprinkle fresh cilantro and serve immediately.
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Juliana says
Erica, your carne asada looks delicious, and nicely paired with the homemade arepas…beautiful meal!
Hope you are having fantastic week 🙂
Anonymous says
Erica, this looks delicious. I am so wanting to taste this arepa.
Hugs 🙂
Mari @ Mari's Cakes says
Erica this looks delicious. I am so wanting to taste this arepa.
Hugs
Belinda @zomppa says
Oh my gosh, that looks perfect. Perfectly done, perfectly seasoned…except it’s not in front of me to eat….
Paola says
Erica, I also live in USA too. I was wondering what kind of beer do you prefer for this recipe?…
Ivy says
Erica your carne asada looks delicious and something I can enjoy as diet food. I made something similar last week (kebab) but with minced beef. I would love to try this when I cook beef again.
Chris says
This rocks! I love it, Erica.
Deb says
This sounds great! But you simply must try some Himalayan pink salt. I get mine from Sustainable Sourcing . The flavor is so much better than regular salt! Thanks for sharing this recipe—I can’t wait to try it!
joanne says
Mmm that beef looks like it’s cooked to perfection!
Erica says
Thank you guys!
norma says
Ese pedazo de carne esta para chuparse los deditos…..que bueno!
Lyndsey@TinySkillet says
Thanks to you Erica, this is my kind of breakfast now! YUM!!
CARLOS says
Erica que corte de carne en Colombia se podria usa? Gracias y felicitaciones todos los platos se ven deliciosos.
Erica Dinho says
Carlos, I like to use skirt steak or sirloin.
Anonymous says
I know what u mean carlos I live in Colombia I love this dish
Kelsea says
What kind of beer do you use? Thank you 🙂
Erica Dinho says
I use dark beer (different brands).
Dora says
Looks so yummmmyy.. I am going to do this carne asada for Easter, but omitting the arepas. What kind of beer did you use. Thank you for sharing this recipe.
Robert says
I cooked this today and was amazing, thanks Erica. I don’t have a grill so I use an electric grill, those inexpensive ones and tastes the same!
Vanessa says
I made a couple of your recipes for my BBQ during the weekend,and they were all a success! Absolutely delicious,I had guests ask me for the recipe. I made this one,a chicken recipe and your potato salad. I will definitely make it again. Thank you for sharing.