Carne Asada

Total Time: 2 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 2 hrs 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 8
• 8 cloves garlic, peeled
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 3/4 cup red wine vinegar
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1 1/2 teaspoons dried mexican oregano
• 4 -5 lbs sirloin tip roast
• 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
• 2 medium onions, chopped
• 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup dry sherry
• 2 bay leaves
• 2 tablespoons worcestershire sauce
• 7 ounces canned roasted bell peppers or 2 fresh bell peppers, roasted

Recipe

• 1 in mortar or heavy bowl, mash garlic, salt, cumin, and oregano; blend spices into vinegar and lemon juice and mix well.
• 2 score meat in a cross-hatch pattern with deep cuts; rub spice blend into meat, making sure it gets into cuts.
• 3 marinate meat 1-4 hours in spice marinade.
• 4 preheat oven to 350 degrees f.
• 5 drain marinade from meat and reserve.
• 6 coat meat in flour and shake away excess.
• 7 in roasting pan over heat on stove, heat onions in olive oil.
• 8 add meat and brown on all sides.
• 9 add reserved marinade, wine, bay leaves, worcestershire sauce, and roasted bell peppers.
• 10 cover and roast in oven at 350 degrees f.
• 11 for 2 hours, basting occasionally, turning meat over several times.
• 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.
• 13 remove meat from pan, slice, and roast for 20-25 minutes longer, until meat tests done.
• 14 check sauce for seasoning; strain and serve over meat, if desired.