Carne Asada Fries
If you haven’t had Carne Asada Fries before, you’re seriously missing out! Carne Asada is a special way of grilling meat, and today we’re serving it over fries with toppings and fixings to make the ABSOLUTE Carne Asada Fries Recipe!
Ingredients
- 2 lbs of American Lamb Steaks leg or shoulder
- 1 tablespoon oil
Seasoning
- ¼ teaspoon each salt and pepper
- ½ teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon mexican oregano
- 1.4 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon lemon salt
Fries
- 3 cups Cooked French Fries air fryer or oven or deep fried
Toppings
- 1 ½ cups cheese Shredded
- Guacamole
- sour cream
- cilantro
- tomatoes
- black olives
- green onions
- chili flakes optional for spice
Instructions
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Season the lamb on both sides with the seasoning mix.
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Preheat a large cast iron or heavy duty pan on medium high heat and sear the steak on both sides until golden (3 minutes per sides) or until the temperature reaches 145 degrees F .
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Remove the lamb and let it rest for at least 3 mins.
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Cook the French Fries
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In the meantime preheat the oven to broil and gather your toppings.
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Cut the lamb into 1 inch chunks.
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Using the same heavy duty skillet, start layering the fries and cheese. a
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Add in the cut up pieces of lamb.
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Broil the pan until the cheese has melted and then your carne asada fries are ready for loading.
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Use your favorite toppings over the broiled carne asada fries.
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Load up your toppings and dig in and enjoy!
Recipe Video
Recipe Notes
Are carne asada fries Mexican?
Shockingly, they’re not really Mexican, but more of a California thing :) They absolutely have a Mexican twist to them, but are believed to originate from California.
What does carne asada mean?
Simply put, it means grilled meat that’s sliced.
Air Fry Carne Asada
You can make the steak as well in the air fryer as I did with my popular Air Fryer Lamb Chops and proceed with the recipe. Check out my web story for Air Fryer Recipes and you'll be surprised at how amazing recipes turn out in the air fryer!
Carne asada Tacos
This is another popular recipe where the meat is layered and made into tacos rather than in a plate of fries. Watch the video for Lamb Birria Tacos and see how amazing they are!