Carne Asada

[Terry - bbqking]

Marinated some flank steak. Cooked it on my gasser. Yummy.

 

[Brett-EDH]

Muy Bueno!

 

[Ed Somnos]

Oh that looks good! Never seem to get flank steak on my menu, need to change that up. That is a nice spread.

 

[Brett-EDH]

You ever try it with Skirt steak? It’s a bit richer in flavor and stays juicy if you like to put a little char on it.

 

[Rich G]

Looks good, Terry! I've got some flanks marinating for carne asada tomorrow!

I made up a couple of salsas, too. The salsa verde is great, the habanero salsa might come in handy when I need to strip paint off my next project!

R

 

[Jeff Boudman]

Nice looking plate.

 

[JimK]

Yum! You're making me hungry for some flap meat (skirt) I have in the freezer from back when beef was affordable.

 

[BFletcher]

Very nice plate!

 

[Ed Somnos]

You ever try it with Skirt steak? It’s a bit richer in flavor and stays juicy if you like to put a little char on it.

I will try that.

 

[Terry - bbqking]

This was pretty well marbled. Bought it at Costco. Turned it over and trimmed some fatty stuff off but was very flavorful.

 

[Rich G]

Terry, is that flank or flap? Looks more like flap unless you split a flank in half long-ways?

Doesn't matter, of course, 'cuz it looks delish, just curious (as I have two flanks in sous vide right now.....)

R

 

[Brett-EDH]

Terry, is that flank or flap? Looks more like flap unless you split a flank in half long-ways?

Doesn't matter, of course, 'cuz it looks delish, just curious (as I have two flanks in sous vide right now.....)

R

to me it looks like butterflied flap (skirt) which is how Costco retail packs theirs. Flank would look more stringy in the slices and not be as long in length.

fyi, you can buy Costco's flap (skirt) in cryovac pack and pay less per pound. i buy it like this which is less expensive per pound and then take it home and butterfly, lightly trim and pack for freezing the unused portions. i'll even marinate some and freeze it like that to make the next cook easier as i have zero prep next time.

we'll await Terry's reply to confirm. either way carne asada is sooo good. and with some habanero salsa verde, mmmm (and a few cold ones from MX too.)

 

[JeffG]

Looks great Terry, flap or flank...

 

[Todd NC]

I thought there was a difference between flap and skirt....maybe not. That looks delicious, though. Flank....skirt....they are both great.

 

[Brett-EDH]

I thought there was a difference between flap and skirt....maybe not. That looks delicious, though. Flank....skirt....they are both great.

you are correct. https://www.spicysaltysweet.com/is-flap-meat-the-same-as-skirt-steak/

But Flank is not skirt or flap. I should pay better attention but I always buy their skirt in cryovac packs.

And then there's hanger steak.

 

[Todd NC]

Either way, both are good. Hanger is hard to find in my area.

 

[Terry - bbqking]

All I remeber is it started with “F”. Lol it was folded up and in a package they made. In the meat bin.

 

[Todd NC]

And it doesn't matter. It tasted good and that's all that matters in the end. I was at Walmart this morning, planning to head elsewhere for meat (don't like Walmart meat), but they had skirt steak. One of my two go-to stores for meat has it but the price is too high and Walmart was very reasonable. We'll see how it is. Skirt steak sandwiches tomorrow.

 

[Brett-EDH]

All I remeber is it started with “F”. Lol it was folded up and in a package they made. In the meat bin.

it looked real good. any cooked steak is a win these days! at least lamb racks haven't gone up in price, yet.

 

[Rich G]

All I remeber is it started with “F”. Lol it was folded up and in a package they made. In the meat bin.

....and, really, that's all you need to remember!