What is Carne Asada?

This next article about food is going to lighten up your taste buds and this food is very familiar with what Americans cook on Fourth of July, but a little different in a unique way. This food is called Carne Asada and you will love this food when you try it. In this article I will explain what Carne Asada is and how it is cooked.

Carne Asada to begin with is the Mexican version of Bar-B-Que and it's very different in the way it is cooked. Carne Asada is cooked in Mexico for birthday parties, and special occasions, but in the U.S. my people which are Mexican like to cook it every weekend or on payday which is on Friday nights. The reason we cook it very often in the U.S. is, because it's easier to buy meat with high paying jobs compared to Mexico where the pay rate is very low per week. My family only cooks Carne Asada like once a month though, we just make enough to buy groceries and pay bills.

Carne Asada is made on a Bar-B-Que pit of some sort, and mesquite wood is used but my family usually uses Oak Wood to cook Carne Asada. Carne Asada is cooked at high temperatures on the grill outside. Carne Asada is usually cooked using chicken meat, or cow meat. You begin by seasoning the meat with a lot of spices, and the spices are rubbed on the meat very heavily. And, some of the spices used is Red Pepper Spice the kind that has salt already added. Carne Asada is different form American Bar-B-Que, because it uses no Bar-B-Que Sauce. Then the Carne Asada is grilled to fully done, but you want that dry and black look to your Carne Asada when done. My family usually uses fajita meat for Carne Asada and it's very tasty with the end results.

To eat Carne Asada it's usually eaten with a cold Bud-Light Beer, and warm corn tortillas which are warmed on the grill outside. If you add fresh squeezed limes to your Carne Asada the taste is wonderful. So, next time you readers have a cookout think of making Carne Asada, and get rid of that Bar-B-Que Sauce. And, make sure to have plenty of beer for all your friends, I like to buy Corona Beer or Modelo Beer to make the Carne Asada taste like your eating in Mexico. Please leave comments on my work I really want to know how this food tasted to you.