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Air Fryer Carne Asada Street Tacos

Juicy, marinated flank steak seared to perfection in the Ninja Dual Oven — then sliced thin and piled into warm corn tortillas with fresh cilantro-onion relish and creamy avocado salsa. Better than the taco truck.

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📋 Prep: 20 min 🔥 Cook: 12 min ⏱️ Total: 37 min 🍽️ Serves: 4 (8 tacos) 📊 Easy
Cooking Parameters
TOP OVEN • Zone 1
20 MIN12 MIN390°F—AIR ROASTTOP OVENPREPCOOKTEMPREST
LOWER OVEN • Zone 2
20 MIN———AIR ROASTLOWER OVENPREPCOOKTEMPREST
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What You'll Need
Dish & pan requirements for your Ninja Double Stack XL
✅ Guaranteed Fit — Max dish size per rack: 12"W × 11.5"D × 4"H. All our recipes use dishes that actually fit your Ninja Double Stack XL DCT401.
💡 Standard Ninja baking pan works perfectly. If your steak is longer than the pan, cut it in half before cooking — no impact on quality.
high-protein gluten-free nut-free egg-free soy-free
🥘 Ingredients
Carne Asada
  • 1.5 lbs flank steak (trimmed of excess fat)
Marinade
  • 1/4 cup fresh orange juice (about 1 orange)
  • 2 tbsp fresh lime juice (about 1 lime)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 3 cloves garlic (minced)
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1/2 tsp dried oregano (Mexican oregano preferred)
  • 1 tsp kosher salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
Assembly & Toppings
  • 8 small corn tortillas (street taco size (4-5 inch))
  • 1/2 cup white onion (finely diced)
  • 1/2 cup fresh cilantro (roughly chopped)
  • 1 jalapeño (thinly sliced (optional))
  • 2 limes (cut into wedges)
  • 1 avocado (diced, for serving)
  • salsa verde (your favorite brand or homemade)
📝 Instructions
  1. In a bowl or zip-top bag, combine orange juice, lime juice, olive oil, garlic, cumin, smoked paprika, oregano, salt, and pepper. Add flank steak and coat evenly. Marinate at room temperature for 15 minutes (or refrigerate up to 4 hours). Shared 💡 Room temp marinade absorbs faster. Don't go past 4 hours — citrus can make the meat mushy.
  2. Remove steak from marinade and pat completely dry with paper towels. This is critical for getting a crust. Shared 💡 Wet steak = steamed steak. Dry = seared crust.
  3. Place steak in Ninja baking pan. Set to Air Roast at 390°F. Lower Oven
  4. Cook for 6 minutes. Flip steak. Cook for another 5-6 minutes for medium-rare (internal temp 130-135°F). Add 2 minutes for medium. Lower Oven 💡 Carne asada should be medium-rare for best texture. It'll cook a bit more while resting.
  5. Transfer steak to cutting board, tent with foil, and rest 5 minutes. While resting, warm tortillas: wrap in damp paper towel and microwave 30 seconds, or char directly over gas flame. Shared 💡 Do NOT slice before resting — the juices will pour out and you'll have dry meat.
  6. Slice steak against the grain into thin strips, then chop into small bite-size pieces. Shared 💡 Against the grain = more tender. Look for the long muscle fibers and cut perpendicular to them.
  7. Build tacos: warm tortilla, carne asada, onion-cilantro mix, jalapeño slices, diced avocado, and a spoon of salsa verde. Squeeze fresh lime over the top. Shared 💡 Double up on tortillas if they're thin — street taco style.
💡 Ninja Tips

• For REAL taco-truck char: after slicing, spread chopped steak on the baking pan and give it 2 minutes at 400°F Air Fry for crispy edges.
• Marinade doubles as a killer grilled chicken marinade.
• Make it a dual-zone meal: cook carne asada in zone 2 (390°F Air Roast / 12 min) while roasting peppers and onions in zone 1 (390°F Air Fry / 10 min).

Scaling: This scales up easily: cook 2 steaks in sequence (they're quick at 12 min each), and the second one will be done before the first one is gone.

Servings: 1
Scale:
📊 Nutrition (per serving)
Calories385 cal
Protein31 g
Carbohydrates28 g
Total Fat17 g
Dietary Fiber5 g
Sugars4 g
Sodium580 mg
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