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Carne Asada Quesadillas: a quick and easy meal to prepare that you can make so much better with a few simple steps!

Ingredients:
3 lbs flank steak - flattened then diced against the grain
1 cup brine (we used and LOVE Sweetwater Spice Co.’s Tres Chilies brine: https://sovrn.co/321j84a)
1 cup of water
2 T your favorite Mexican seasoning (we used 1 T of Cattleman’s Grill Mexicano: https://sovrn.co/1ef7yd1 and 1T of Green Chile Smokehouses’ Green Chile Rub and Seasoning)
a good shredded melting cheese such as Oaxaca or chihuahua
shredded cheddar
pico de gallo
1 cup Mexican Crema
1 T diced chipotles in adobo https://amzn.to/3COaOgR
large flour tortillas

Instructions:
1. The night before, cut the steak into thin strips against the grain, then add 1 cup of brine to 1 cup of water in a gallon sized Ziplock freezer bag, shake to mix, then add the steak and refrigerate overnight.
2. The next day, remove the steak from the bag and drain off any excess liquid via a strainer (ours soaked up almost all of the brine mixture).
3. Heat a large skillet on medium high heat. Add about 2T of avocado oil.
4. Once the oil begins to sizzle, add the steak and seasonings and brown it (takes about 10-15 minutes).
5. As the steak is browning, in a blender, mix together the Mexican Crema and diced chipotles in adobo, then set aside.
6. When the steak is finished, remove from the skillet, wipe the skillet out and reduce heat to medium.
7. Spray a side of a flour tortilla with avocado oil, then place oiled side down in your skillet. Top with steak, pico de gallo, your melting cheese, cheddar cheese and some of the chipotle crema sauce you just made.
8. Keeping an eye on the bottom of the tortilla, once you are happy with the look of it, top with another flour tortilla which has been oiled on the top side, press down so the melted cheese sticks to the top tortilla, then flip and continue to cook until the bottom side of the quesadilla is crisped to your liking.
9. Remove from skillet, cut into wedges, allow to cool for a few minutes, then serve and ENJOY!

Equipment used:
Lodge 12” Cast Iron Skillet: https://sovrn.co/ttovoiy

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Edited with DaVinci Resolve Studio 19.1
Music courtesy YouTube Studio: Classic Mariachi - Jimena Contreras
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End Title graphics courtesy of our awesome friends from Rhubarb & Cod    / rhubarbandcod  

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