Carne Asada Tacos

Name: Carne Asada Tacos
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Yield: 4

Donal Skehan's recipe as seen on the Dunnes Stores Quality Kitchen Stage at Bord Bia Bloom 2026

4 people

10 min

Donal Skehan Cook

Ingredients

3 x 227g Dunnes Stores Extra Matured Irish Beef Rib Eye Steaks

2 cloves garlic, grated

2 tablesp. olive oil

1 lime, zest and juice

2 teasp. Dunnes Stores ground cumin

½ teasp. Dunnes Stores chilli flakes

Salt and pepper

Large handful fresh coriander

For the Tomato Salsa:

½ red onion, very finely chopped

250g Dunnes Stores tomatoes, diced

1 teasp. sugar

½ lime, juiced

Small handful of coriander leaves

For the Taco Shop Guacamole:

1 fresh green chilli, deseeded and roughly chopped

Large handful coriander leaves

1 fat clove garlic, bashed

4 spring onions, white parts only

2 Dunnes Stores large, ripe, avocados, pitted and peeled

Juice of a lime

12 mini tortillas, warmed

Main

3 x 227g Dunnes Stores Extra Matured Irish Beef Rib Eye Steaks

2 cloves garlic, grated

2 tablesp. olive oil

1 lime, zest and juice

2 teasp. Dunnes Stores ground cumin

½ teasp. Dunnes Stores chilli flakes

Salt and pepper

Large handful fresh coriander

For the Tomato Salsa:

½ red onion, very finely chopped

250g Dunnes Stores tomatoes, diced

1 teasp. sugar

½ lime, juiced

Small handful of coriander leaves

For the Taco Shop Guacamole:

1 fresh green chilli, deseeded and roughly chopped

Large handful coriander leaves

1 fat clove garlic, bashed

4 spring onions, white parts only

2 Dunnes Stores large, ripe, avocados, pitted and peeled

Juice of a lime

12 mini tortillas, warmed

Make the guacamole: in a food processor blitz the chilli, coriander leaves, garlic and spring onions until as smooth as possible. Add the avocado and lime juice and blitz until super smooth. Season to taste.

In a dish, mix the garlic, oil, lime juice and zest, spices and salt and pepper. Finely chop half the coriander and stir into the dish then season well. Add the steaks to the marinade and sit while you make the salsa, turning occasionally.

To make the salsa: mix the red onion with the tomatoes, sugar, lime juice, coriander leaves in a small bowl, add some sea salt and set aside.

Heat a griddle pan over a high heat until smoking. Remove the steaks from the marinade and sear for 1-2 minutes each side until charred but still rare inside. Set aside to rest for 5 minutes.

Slice the steak and serve in the warm tortillas with the tomato and red onion salsa and the taco shop guacamole.

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To make the salsa: mix the red onion with the tomatoes, sugar, lime juice, coriander leaves in a small bowl, add some sea salt and set aside.

Heat a griddle pan over a high heat until smoking. Remove the steaks from the marinade and sear for 1-2 minutes each side until charred but still rare inside. Set aside to rest for 5 minutes.

Slice the steak and serve in the warm tortillas with the tomato and red onion salsa and the taco shop guacamole.