Carne Asada Marinade

Name: Carne Asada Marinade
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 1¼ cups (320 ml)
Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients: ½ cup (120 ml) Orange Juice; about 1 onion (110 g) Onion; about 3 Tbsp (50 ml) Lime Juice; 1½ Tbsp (22 ml) Tamari; about 5 cloves (25 g) Garlic; 1 Tbsp (18 g) Salt; 1½ Tbsp (11 g) Pepper; about ¼ bunch (9 g) Cilantro; 5 g Ancho Chile; about 2½ chiles (5 g) Dried Chile; about 1½ tsp (4 g) Paprika; 3 g Coriander; about ¼ bunch (1 g) Oregano; about 2½ leaves (0.5 g) Bay Leaf

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Thomas Bille recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Thomas Bille.

MARINADE · SKIRT OR FLANK STEAK

In the published recipe, this is the marinade for carne asada.

Thomas Bille's citrus marinade for carne asada.

On the jar

CARNE ASADA

Method: blend
Yield: about 1¼ cups
Ingredients: 14

Blender sauce. Cook from the recipe

Ratio

Orange Juice 120 mlLime Juice 50 mlTamari 22 ml

Ingredients

Orange Juice½ cup (120 ml)
Onionabout 1 onion (110 g)
Lime Juiceabout 3 Tbsp (50 ml)
Tamari1½ Tbsp (22 ml)
Garlicabout 5 cloves (25 g)
Salt1 Tbsp (18 g)
Pepper1½ Tbsp (11 g)
Cilantroabout ¼ bunch (9 g)
Ancho Chile5 g
Dried Chileabout 2½ chiles (5 g)
Paprikaabout 1½ tsp (4 g)
Coriander3 g
Oreganoabout ¼ bunch (1 g)
Bay Leafabout 2½ leaves (0.5 g)

Method

This sauce needs a blender. The jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

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Provenance

Baja Mexican-American chef; James Beard Best Chef: Texas 2025. Known for coastal Mexican cooking published in recipe media.

Adapted from a Thomas Bille recipe (Thomas Bille / StarChefs).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No. This one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces. Its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

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Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Thomas Bille / StarChefs (published as “Carne Asada Marinade”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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