Carne Asada Fries – french fries topped with Carne Asada, melted cheese, and guacamole! A dinner that will please even your pickiest eater!
Let’s face it, dinner can get boring. We are all busy, so we turn to the same recipes over and over again week after week. Mixing it up doesn’t have to be hard or time consuming though!
And with this carne asada fries recipe you can get your family excited about dinner around the table together!
What Are Carne Asada Fries
These fries are a speacialty in the Southwest portion of the United States. They originated in San Diego at a restaurant called Lolita’s Mexican Food, back in the 1990’s, or at least that is how the story goes.
They are traditionally shoestring French fries that are topped with carne asada, guacamole, sour cream, and cheese. Some regions will also add refried beans to the mix. And the cheese tends to vary by area as well. Some of cheddar or a blend that melts, and some have cotija on top.
What all that means to me, is you can make these your own and top with whatever your heart desires! If you love salsa, then put some on top and be happy about it.
What Steak Goes On Carne Asada Fries
You can be really flexible with this part. I have the grocery store Sprouts near me, and they have a Carne Asada mix in the meat case, so that is perfect! But I also just love to use these Steak Street Taco recipe. Super simple, just a few seasonings and that is it.
What French Fries To Use
This is where I like to make it simple and just use a bag of frozen French fries. Just follow the instructions on the package to get them hot and crispy.
You could also make homemade French fries if you have a favorite recipe, but to me, this is a quick, easy and last minute type of recipe. So I like to just use the frozen kind.
Carne Asada Fries Toppings
There are the traditional toppings mentioned above, but you really can go crazy and add what you like!
Sour Cream
Guacamole
Salsa
Jalapenos
Cheese
Pico de Gallo
Beans (black beans, refried beans, pinto beans)
How To Make Carne Asada Fries
Start by cooking your fries and getting them nice and crispy.
While those are cooking get your steak ready. You can use the grill or a large skillet to sear the outside and cook it to your liking. Traditionally it is served thinly sliced, so it is easy to eat on the fries.
Once both of those are done, top the fries with the cooked steak and cheese.
Bake just long enough for the cheese to melt and then top with your favorite toppings.
To take dinner to a new level with this Carne Asada Fries recipe. They are super fun, filling, and great for the whole family. Make a big skillet or tray of them, and the just let the whole family dig in.
More Mexican Recipes To Try
Fish Tacos
White Chicken Enchiladas
Taco Stuffed Peppers
Mexican Pizza
Chicken Tostadas
Chicken Enchilada Chili
Yield: 4
Carne Asada Fries
Carne Asada Fries - french fries topped with Carne Asada, melted cheese, and guacamole! A dinner that will please even your pickiest eater!
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Ingredients
1 bag frozen French Fries
1 cup Monterey Jack cheese, shredded
1 pound carne asada
Guacamole
Diced Tomatoes
Sliced Jalapenos
Sour Cream
Instructions
Cook fries according to package directions.
Preheat grill or skillet to medium high heat. Cook carne asada for 4 minutes per side, until desired doneness. Let rest for 5 minutes. Thinly slice, against the grain.
Top fries with cheese. Return to the oven for cheese to melt.
Remove and top with cane asada, guacamole, tomatoes, jalapeno, and sour cream
Notes
You can buy Carne Asada at the store or use this recipe for Steak Tacos
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Carne asada is also a very popular filling for burritos, which are also said to have originated in Northern Mexico. As well, you can add carne asada to quesadillas, tostadas and just about any other tortilla-based dish. Carne asada is often served with salsas, grilled onions, guacamole lime wedges and chopped cilantro.
What is this? For carne asada fries, the steak is chopped into small, bite size pieces and loaded on top of seasoned French fries along with melted cheese, pico de gallo, avocado crema or guacamole.
bacteria grow rapidly at temperatures between 40°F - 140°F. In general, cooked fries should be discarded after two hours if left at room temperature. A sealed container with fries will certainly accelerate the temperature and humidity that fuels bacteria growth, so figure even less time for safe consumption.
It should be buttery, rich, and juicy, with a nice charred, smoky flavor from the grill or broiler. It should also be tender enough that you can eat it in a taco or burrito, but substantial enough to be served as a steak and eaten with a knife and fork.
Carne Asada – Asada (or asado) means “roasted” in Spanish. Carne asada is a spicy, marinated grilled steak that's cut into strips. This is the meat that goes into burritos and tacos. Pollo Asado – Pollo means “chicken” in Spanish, which means that pollo asado is grilled, marinated chicken.
This item is not normally featured on the menu at more traditional Mexican restaurants. Lolita's Mexican Food in San Diego claims to have originated the dish in the late 1990s, inspired by a suggestion from their tortilla distributor.
In contrast with Tex-Mex, Cal-Mex, a fusion of California cuisine and traditional Mexican cooking, is known for fresh and seasonal ingredients, lighter proteins and plant-forward dishes, as well as new takes on Mexican regional dishes like tacos gobernadores, tlayudas and alambres.
Think of it as like how Americans refer to chicken cooked on the grill as grilled or barbecued chicken. Before and after grilling, the beef is marinated in traditional Mexican spices like jalapeno, garlic, and cilantro plus lime juice and salt, creating the flavor that everyone knows and loves today.
Carne con papas is a traditional Mexican stew made with beef and potatoes cooked in a tasty sauce made of tomatoes, garlic, onions, and peppers. This popular meat and potatoes dish tastes great when served with rice and tortillas and is a classic Mexican comfort food.
When it comes to eating food you've left out overnight (for more than 2 hours), there's no way around it—that food is simply NOT safe to eat. So, please pay heed to these key points on why you should NEVER eat it: Hot foods must be kept hot and cold foods must be kept cold.
Dangerous bacterial growth occurs between 41 and 135 degrees F (5 and 57 degrees C). This spectrum is known as the danger zone for foods. Potentially harmful bacteria grow most rapidly at these temperatures. Placing large batches of hot foods in the fridge can push the temperature of the fridge into this danger zone.
Havern explains: "The maximum amount of time perishable foods can [spend] in the danger zone is two hours. At two hours, the food must be consumed, stored correctly, or thrown away. This includes all cooked leftovers, [chopped] fruits and vegetables, meat, poultry, fish, eggs, and dairy products."
This is probably the most popular salad for Argentine asado. It's nothing fancy, but its fresh crunch and juicy sweetness often cleanse the palate between bites of meat. And lettuce and tomato salad is even easier than other accompaniments!
Steak marinated in orange juice and Mexican spices, grilled to your taste.Garnished with pico de gallo, guacamole and sour cream.Served with rice, beans and tortillas.
In Mexico and other countries in Central America, the phrase carne asada can also be used to describe a social event, the equivalent of a social barbecue, where family and close friends gather. Carne asada is especially popular in northern Mexico, where it is considered a staple food.
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