These carne asada fries are topped with grilled marinated steak, pico de gallo, guacamole and plenty of cheese. The ultimate party snack or main course option that’s perfect for feeding a crowd!
When I’m in the mood for Mexican, I whip up some rotel dip, carnitas tacos or these amazingly delicious nacho fries. These fries are as fun to make as they are to eat!
Cheese fries are great on their own, but they’re even better when loaded up with steak, guacamole, and other Mexican style toppings. These carne asada fries make a great appetizer, but are hearty enough to serve as a meal.
If you are a french fry fan, check out some of my similar appetizers like chili cheese fries, homemade french fries and cheese fries with bacon.
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Carne Asada Fries Ingredients
When you make carne asada fries you will need grilled carne asada, frozen french fries, cheddar cheese, pico de gallo salsa, guacamole, sour cream and for garnish, cilantro and lime wedges.
How Do You Make Carne Asada Fries?
To make carne asada fries, you will first need to make carne asada. You can use my recipe for tender, flavorful carne asada. For the fries, place them on a sheet pan or baking sheet and bake them until hot and golden brown. Slice cooked carne asada against the grain and cut it into bite sized pieces. Place the baked fries in a skillet or baking dish. Arrange shredded cheese and cubes of steak over the fries. Bake the fries until the cheese melts. Serve the fries with toppings like guacamole, pico de gallo salsa, cilantro, sour cream and lime wedges.
Tips For Carne Asada Fries
- Don’t use pre-shredded cheese. It often contains anti-caking agents and tends not to melt well.
- Chop your carne asada in to similar sized small chunks that you can eat with french fries.
- Pick a baking dish that can double as a serving dish to make serving the fries and clean up easier.
- You can make your own pico de gallo or buy your favorite pre-prepared version.
- You can purchase guacamole or make your own guacamole.
Quick Tip
You can use any style french fry you like, simply bake them according to the package directions.
Recipe FAQs
I typically cook my steak for about 5-6 minutes per side. This leads to meat that’s seared on the outside yet still pink in the center. The best way to gauge for doneness is to use a meat thermometer. I recommend cooking your carne asada to medium, which is an internal temperature of 145 degrees F. Keep in mind that your meat will cook further after you add it to the fries and place the pan in the oven to melt the cheese.
This recipe uses flank steak, and it’s important to slice your flank steak against the grain so that it’s as tender as possible. You can find the direction of the grain by looking at your meat and seeing which way the muscle fibers run. Make sure to cut across those fibers rather than parallel to them. After your slice your steak, you can cut it up into bite sized pieces to place on your carne asada fries.
Carne asada is typically flank steak marinated in citrus like orange juice and lime juice and other seasonings. People grill the marinated flank steak and slice it thin to enjoy the beef on its own or in a taco, burrito or other dishes.
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Flavor Variations
This recipe for carne asada fries makes a cheesy and savory appetizer as written. You can change the flavors to suit your taste if you prefer.
- Spicy: Add sliced jalapenos or a little hot sauce to the fries to turn up the heat.
- Cheese: Instead of cheddar cheese you can use Monterey Jack cheese, pepper jack cheese, cotija cheese, a Mexican cheese blend or other cheeses that melt well.
- Meat: You can use grilled chicken, chicken tinga, al pastor pork, barbacoa or carnitas.
- Salsa: Try use your favorite salsas like salsa verde, corn salsa, salsa fresca or black beans and corn salsa.
- Toppings: You can add other toppings such as roasted corn, black beans, refried beans, chopped tomatoes, chopped onion, sliced black olives or white queso cheese sauce.
- Flavorings: For more flavor you can sprinkle on some salt, black pepper, garlic powder or cumin or a squeeze of lime juice.
This recipe transforms tender and delicious carne asada into a fun appetizer. It is perfect for watching the game or parties. It always gets rave reviews from family and friends!
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Carne Asada Fries
Ingredients
- 1 recipe carne asada
- 32 ounce bag frozen french fries
- 2 cups shredded cheddar cheese
- 3/4 cup pico de gallo
- 3/4 cup guacamole
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- cilantro sprigs and lime wedges for garnish optional
- cooking spray
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
- Prepare the carne asada according to recipe directions.
- While the carne asada is cooking, place the french fries on a sheet pan coated with cooking spray and bake according to package directions.
- Slice the meat against the grain, then cut it into bite sized pieces.
- Arrange the french fries in a skillet or on a sheet pan. Sprinkle the cheese over the fries, them top with the steak.
- Bake the fries for 5-6 minutes or until cheese is melted.
- Remove the pan from the oven. Top the fries with pico de gallo, guacamole and sour cream. Serve immediately, garnished with cilanto and lime wedges if desired.
Notes
- You can use any style french fry you like, simply bake them according to the package directions.
- Don’t use pre-shredded cheese. It often contains anti-caking agents and tends not to melt well.
- Chop your carne asada in to similar sized chunks that you can eat with french fries.
I felt like I was in a restaurant when I was eating these. Really tasty!
Now this is how I like to enjoy fries!!! Will make the perfect football food for the game this weekend! Looks too good to pass up, indeed!
Oh my, this is such a great pairing. And it certainly sounds like I need to make this soon judging from my family’s reactions. 🙂
What a great way to change up Mexican night! I love changing up the way to enjoy fries!
Oh wow, it’s been a while since I had something as delicious as these fries. This recipe is too good not to try it – can’t wait!
Heavenly. Like a marriage of all my favorite foods.
I love loaded fries, and making them with carne asada really made them extra special. Our whole family loved them!
Yum! Yum! Yum! Such a great idea! I am mouthwatering!
These carne asada fries are mouth watering!
I bet the flavor is out of this world! Making this for our next game day party!
It looks really great. I want to do this. Thanks.