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
Pro Tips on How to Assemble Carne Asada Fries
- Spread hot crispy fries in shallow layer.
- Immediately sprinkle cheese and melt.
- Add sliced carne asada.
- Add guacamole in small dollops.
- Spoon pico sparingly.
- Drizzle sour cream lightly.
- Serve immediately.
- Do not mix everything together.
- Layering keeps texture intact.
Carne Asada Fries Variations
- San Diego Version :Generous cheese, heavy sour cream and fresh simple toppings
- Spicy Version: Add chipotle crema or adobo, pickled jalapenos and spicy jack cheese.
- Lighter Version: use less cheese, extra pico and cilantro and rely more on the toppings
Why Are Fries Soggy
When you add watery or cold toppings too early, or if the fries are undercooked they will be soggy. To avoid this, cook fries darker and assemble last minute.
What if Steak Is Tough
It's because you most likely used a tough cut, overcooked the meat or sliced with the grain. To avoid this, cook to medium at most and slice thinly against grain.
Why does the recipe Feel Too Heavy
When you use too much cheese and sour cream, it will feel heavy! If you feel that, just compensate with more fresh ingredients like salsa pico and lime juice.
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!
How to Make this into 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! Also check our Flank Steak Tacos and ground beef tacos.
Storage & Reheating
Carne asada fries are best eaten immediately. Storing leftovers and reheating will create soft fries and off textures. So we don't recommend. You can reheat fries separately and reassemble if you can.What are carne asada fries made of?
What cut of meat is best for carne asada fries?
Skirt steak is preferred for its flavor and tenderness when grilled and sliced thin.