Easy Steak Marinades
Mexican Steak Marinade with Jalapeños
This Mexican steak marinade contains five jalapenos and it delivers a kick! The lime juice, cumin, and cilantro offer Mexican flavor as well. This steak marinade recipe is truly delicious and it goes nicely with different cuts of steak.
The lime juice helps to tenderize the meat so you can pick a slightly tough cut if you want since you are going to be marinating it for twenty four to forty eight hours and the tough fibers will break down and become more tender. If you like Mexican food recipes, this Mexican steak marinade really livens up a piece of steak, transforming it into something richly flavored with favorite Mexican ingredients.
Recipe for Mexican Steak Marinade
Ingredients -
5 jalapenos
½ cup cumin seeds
1 ½ cups olive oil
2 bunches cilantro (stems as well as leaves)
1 ½ teaspoons salt
1 tablespoon cracked black pepper
3 cloves garlic, crushed
⅓ cup lime juice
Preparation:
Remove the ribs and seeds from the jalapeno peppers and chop the peppers up.
Toast the cumin seeds in a dry pan over a low medium heat until they are fragrant.
This should take about 5 minutes.
Combine the jalapenos, cumin seeds, salt, lime juice, pepper and garlic in a blender, then pulse the mixture well.
Add the cilantro and oil and puree until the marinade is smooth.
Score both sides of the steak with a knife so the marinade can penetrate deeper, and then put the steak in a big bowl.
Pour the Mexican steak marinade over the top and ensure the steak is coated all over.
Let it marinate for 24 to 48 hours in the refrigerator.
