Carne Asada Nachos from The “I Love My Instant Pot” Recipe Book
Making Carne Asada is easy when you use an Instant Pot. This recipe uses all-natural ingredients to boost the flavor of flank steak resulting in tender meat that is great in Mexican dishes, especially nachos.
Servings: 6
Calories: 386kcal
Ingredients
- 2 Tablespoons lime juice
- 2 Tablespoons orange juice
- 1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 2 Tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 small jalapenos seeded and diced
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 3 Tablespoons avocado oil divided
- 2 pounds flank steak
- 1 ½ cups beef broth
Instructions
- In a small bowl, combine lime juice, orange juice, apple cider vinegar, honey, cumin, jalapenos, garlic, cilantro, and 2 tablespoons avocado oil. Spread mixture on all sides of the beef. Refrigerate covered for at least 1 hour or overnight if time allows.
- Press the Saute button on Instant Pot. Heat 1 tablespoon oil. Sear meat 4-5 minutes on each side. Add beef broth. Lock lid.
- Press the Meat button and cook for the default time of 35 minutes. When the timer beeps, let the pressure release naturally for 5 minutes. Quick-release any additional pressure until the float valve drops and then unlock lid.
- Remove the meat to a serving platter. Thinly slice and serve.
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Notes
Excerpted from The I Love My Instant Pot© Recipe Book: From Trail Mix Oatmeal to Mongolian Beef BBQ, 175 Easy and Delicious Recipes by Michelle Fagone (CavegirlCuisine.com). Used by permission of the publisher, Adams Media, a division of Simon & Schuster. All rights reserved.
***1/6 of this recipe is approximately 10 Weight Watchers points (based on calculations made using the calculator at https://www.calculator.net/weight-watchers-points-calculator.html).
Nutrition
Serving: 1/6 | Calories: 386kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 43g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 11g | Cholesterol: 119mg | Sodium: 310mg | Sugar: 7g
