On The Border's Carne Asada Tacos (copycat Recipe)

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• 2 lbs flank steaks or 2 lbs round steaks
• 1/3 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
• 2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes
• fresh ground black pepper, to taste
• 2 tablespoons finely ground mexican oregano (optional)
• 1/4 cup light mayonnaise
• 1/4 cup light sour cream
• 1 1/2 teaspoons buttermilk ranch salad dressing mix (roughly 1/2 of .04 ounce packet)
• 2 tablespoons diced jalapeno peppers
• 1 teaspoon jalapeno juice, from diced jalapeno peppers can
• 1 tablespoon cilantro, finely chopped
• 6 -8 pieces flat bread
• 2 cups mexican blend cheese (or personal favorite)
• 1/2 cup french-fried onions

Recipe

• 1 for carne asada:.
• 2 marinate meat, then prepare ingredients for dressing, before grilling meat.
• 3 plan to have flatbread warmed as you are ready to serve meat.
• 4 marinate steaks in lime juice in a shallow glass dish for 1 minute.
• 5 next add garlic, crushed red chile, black pepper, and mexican oregano.
• 6 marinate in refrigerator for at least 20 but no longer than 40 minutes.
• 7 while marinating meat:.
• 8 combine all ingredients for jalapeno ranch dressing in a 1 cup dish.
• 9 mix well and refrigerate to let flavors blend.
• 10 preheat oven to 170 degrees (or lowest heat setting).
• 11 grill meat to desired doneness
• 12 remove steaks from grill and let "rest" for 5 minutes.
• 13 before meat is about to be taken off grill or while it is resting, add 1/3-1/2 cup of cheese on each flatbread.
• 14 lay the cheese covered flatbreads directly onto middle oven rack and warm until cheese is melted.
• 15 once meat has rested, cut meat against the grain into thin strips.
• 16 on each flatbread add desired amount of meat, 1-2 tablespoons jalapeno ranch dressing and about 1 t french fried onion strings.
• 17 enjoy!