Carne Asada Burrito “Ready to Roll”
Tonight was the first night after the rains totaled our patio roof that we could get back outside. We didn’t need one, but I built a fire anyway. I call it “Fire for Effect”. And Patti’s tiny and always cold. I found citrus marinated carne asada at the Mexican market on sale and I could not resist. With the patio cover gone we can now enjoy the stars. Saw two shooting stars tonight…awesome.
Carne Asada Burrito
A Wood Pellet Grill Recipe
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hr, 30 min. smoke, 30 min. grill
Grill: Louisiana Wood Pellet Grill
Pellets: Pacific Pellet Ranchers Mesquite
Note: Cook Time: (I can speed this up, but I wanted everything to spend time in the smoke.)
Ingredients: Carne Asada Burrito
- 3 lbs. citrus marinated carne asada
- 2 or 3 sweet peppers, sliced (we like the color they add)
- 1 large sweet onion, sliced
- 1 bunch of cilantro, chopped
- shredded cheese of choice (we used some of our smoked cheese)
- sour cream, to taste
- package of tortillas (we like flour)
- red pepper flakes, to taste
- Country Bob’s season salt, to taste
- Coarse ground black pepper, to taste
- 1 large tomato, diced
- 5 or 6 garlic cloves, rough chopped
- 2 limes, sliced
- Olive oil
Carne Asada Burrito
A Wood Pellet Grill Recipe
Some of our Topping
Season and Grill the Veggies
Carne Asada Burrito
A Wood Pellet Grill Recipe
Directions: Carne Asada Burrito
I like to smoke everything for at least 30 minutes with an hour being even better. After all the Louisiana pellet grill is a awesome smoker so use it for all the wood smoke flavor it will add to your food.
Cut the peppers, onions and garlic. Place in a bowl. Drizzle a little olive oil on them and place them on a small cooking grate, then onto the grill with the meat to smoke for a ½ hour at 250 degrees (122c). It will take the veggies longer to cook than the meat. Just let the garlic and onions go for ½ hour. (Stir every now and then.)
After a ½ hour pull the meat and set aside, you don’t want to overcook it before you can sear it. Incress the temperature to 350 degrees (177c) and add the meat for another 15 minutes or until it is done to your taste. Be careful here because carne asada is cut thin and will cook fast. It will be done before you know it, keep an eye on it.
When the meat reaches an internal temp around 125 degrees (55c) pull it off, cover it and let it rest for 10 minutes before serving. This will be medium rare. Keep in mind that the meat will continue cooking for another 5 to10 degrees after you pull it off the grill. So for medium pull it at 140 (60c) and overdone 160 (72c). I use a Maverick ProTemp Instant Read Thermometer for checking meat temps.
Note: I get a lot of questions about the kind of pellets you can use with a recipe. Keep in mind that a recipe is just an outline. Some you need follow closely like when you are making bread, but most you can do anything you can dream. Our favorite way to cook is with heavy doses of imagination. Feel free to mix and match the pellets until you find a combination you really like.
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Carne Asada Burrito
A Wood Pellet Grill Recipe
Slice the Meat Across the Grain into Thin Strips ¼ – ½” Thick
It is Ready to Come Together…
Let’s Roll !!!
Carne Asada Burrito
A Wood Pellet Grill Recipe
About our Recipes
We do our recipes on our patio where we have a lineup of grills, including Louisiana, Green Mountain, Royall, Memphis, Traeger wood pellet grills, Char-Griller, Saber, Charmglow, Char-Broil, The Big Easy, Pacific Living Pizza Oven, Lodge Sportsman’s, Brinkman and Weber. I call it our “Wall of Grill”. Our grilling styles are healthy and low fat and will fit pelletheads, gas, natural wood and even charcoal purists. Almost any of our recipes can be done on any kind of good BBQ.
The important thing to keep in mind is TIME & TEMPERATURE. You can even do some of them in the oven or crock pot, but, then you lose all the flavors you get from cooking outdoors. But sometimes it does rain.
Remember that a recipe is simply an outline; it is not written in stone. Don’t be afraid to make changes to suit your taste. Take it and run with it….
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Ken & Patti
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