Cuban Carne Asada
Recipe: #9491
May 06, 2013
Categories: Roast Beef, Pot Roast, Carribbean, Cuban Marinate, Oven Roast, Beef Dinner, more
"A Cuban version of the Spanish/Mexican classic. Prep time does not include marinating time."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (329.5 g)
- Calories 502.9
- Total Fat - 29.1 g
- Saturated Fat - 9.9 g
- Cholesterol - 192.5 mg
- Sodium - 581.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 7.2 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.8 g
- Sugars - 1.5 g
- Protein - 49.4 g
- Calcium - 63.7 mg
- Iron - 2.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 10.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.4 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
In mortar or heavy bowl, mash garlic, salt, cumin, and oregano; blend spices into vinegar and lemon juice and mix well.
Step 2
Score meat in a cross-hatch pattern with deep cuts; rub spice blend into meat, making sure it gets into cuts.
Step 3
Marinate meat 1-4 hours in spice marinade.
Step 4
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Step 5
Drain marinade from meat and reserve.
Step 6
Coat meat in flour and shake away excess.
Step 7
In roasting pan over heat on stove, heat onions in olive oil.
Step 8
Add meat and brown on all sides.
Step 9
Add reserved marinade, wine, bay leaves, Worcestershire sauce, and roasted bell peppers.
Step 10
Cover and roast in oven at 350 degrees F.
Step 11
For 2 hours, basting occasionally, turning meat over several times.
Step 12
Add a mixture of three parts water, one part wine to the pan if the meat starts to stick and the marinade gets low.
Step 13
Remove meat from pan, slice, and roast for 20-25 minutes longer, until meat tests done.
Step 14
Check sauce for seasoning; strain and serve over meat, if desired.
Tips
No special items needed.