I have been SO PUMPED to share this recipe with you guys because seriously, it is so damn delicious. I told Brian (the fiancé) that I didn’t want to toot my own horn but TOOT TOOT, I’m proud of this recipe. Someone corrected me the other day saying that this wasn’t legit carne asada because it’s suppose to be grilled and I went the crockpot route, but I’m saying to hell with it, this is my own version of carne asada. Boom b*tches, boom.
When I started making this recipe, I thought of it as a nachos recipe. And then I thought about what the hell I would load up onto my own nachos. That’s where the homemade tomato salsa and guacamole came from. But you know what I bought and totally forgot to add until I ate it for dinner later…pickled jalapeños. I am seriously obsessed with those little things. So, I highly recommend you adding those to your own carne asada loaded fries, it makes the flavor just that much better!
And before you poop your pants about me using cheese in this recipe, just don’t use the cheese, there ya go, no complaining needed. I do fine with cheese so I used it, but you don’t have to, pumpkin!
Now who the hell is watching Bachelor in Paradise? I wasn’t super into it when I first started watching it because that one Ashley chick cries 87 times per minute, but over time I got used to it. It’s kind of like white noise now. I’ve never watched any of the seasons before so I’m not totally sure about the premise or how anyone wins or really IF anyone wins, but I like the drama they stir up. Do you just hate Joe as much as I hate him now? And do you just picture Jade naked every time she talks now after her Playboy scandal? Don’t act like you didn’t google that sh*t.
Anywho! Balls, book tour is seriously right around the corner. I’m starting the first leg of my book tour on Tuesday and have 6 stops within 12 days. I have a little extra time in Atlanta where I’m seeing some friends and hoping to drop into a CrossFit gym, then a little time in Boston to go to a game at Fenway, staying in Times Square in NYC for just a minute, then I head to Pittsburgh to visit with Bill Hayley before I head to Chicago and have dinner with a friend. You know what’s really freaking cool? All because of CrossFit and blogging, I have a friend to see in every city! Seriously, every person I’m visiting in each city is all through the wonderful world of paleo. So cool. Are you coming? I sure hope so because I’m all kinds of excited to get dressed up and meet all of you! And even more excited about you guys finally getting to see the book!!
Crockpot Carne Asada Loaded Fries
- Yield: 4 1x
Ingredients
For the carne asada
- 1 1/2 pounds flank steak
- 1 yellow onion, diced
- 1 red bell pepper, diced
- 4 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon smoke paprika
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- juice of 1 orange
- juice of 2 limes
- 1/3 cup beef broth
For the fries
- 3 large white sweet potatoes, sliced into fries
- 3 tablespoons melted ghee
- couple pinches of salt
- 1–2 tablespoons adobo seasoning
For the tomato salsa
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes, cut in fourths
- handful of cilantro, minced
- 1/4 red onion, minced
- juice of 1 lime
- pinch of sea salt
- pinch of garlic powder
For the guacamole
- 2 avocados, mashed
- 1/4 white onion, minced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/2 jalapeño, minced
- juice of 2 limes
- 2 pinches of sea salt
- pinch of cayenne pepper
- pinch of garlic powder
For garnish
- shredded Kerrygold cheese (optional)
- chopped cilantro, to garnish
- pickled jalapeños, to garnish
Instructions
- Place all ingredients for the carne asada in crockpot, cover and cook on low for 7-8 hours. Use a fork to shred the carne asada and leave in crockpot on warm while you make the rest.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with foil and place a cooling rack on top. Wash sweet potatoes then slice into fry size pieces. Toss fries in ghee and sprinkle with salt. Place all fries on cooling rack without overlapping. Place in oven to bake for 30 minutes then turn fries over, sprinkle with adobo seasoning, and cook for 15 more minutes to help cook evenly.
- While sweet potatoes cook, make the tomato salsa: mix all ingredients in a bowl then cover and place in the fridge to cool.
- Make the guacamole: mix all the ingredients in a bowl then cover and place in the fridge to cool.
- Once sweet potato fries are done cooking, remove from oven and place on a baking sheet or in cast iron skillet, top with cheese then place back in the oven for 10 minutes to melt cheese.
- Lastly, top fries with shredded carne asada, tomato salsa, guacamole, cilantro, and jalapeños!
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I made this recipe for my daughter and I. My daughter is a Type I diabetic and I have to be r careful about her diet and was super excited to try this. This recipe was AMAZING! She loved it, I loved it AND it didn’t spike her blood sugar which is even better. Loved it and will make it again.
I made this tonight with bison flank steak and it was delicious!! The sweet potatoes roasted in ghee were so good! I will definitely make this recipe again!
All I can say is Wow!! I made this last night and it was delish! Has to be one of my favorites. The fries were so yummy with the adobo seasoning and the Kerrygold cheese. I have tried so many of your recipes in the past and have loved everyone of them. Keep the awesome recipes coming. Really looking forward to trying more from your new cookbook.
Do you think the fries would work just fine if I use my spiralizer to cut them? I hate cutting all those fries by hand! ha
yeah i guess you could do that!
Just tried this tonight! It was de-lish!! My man tried the white sweet potato fries- I mean, we’re moving mountains here, Juli. Great recipe. Keep it up, girl
OMG, sooooo good! Used regular sweet potatoes bc couldn’t find the white ones, so delicious! Huge hit at the dinner table, no leftovers 😛
Thanks for this dinner idea, my family loved it!
Made a large batch of this for meals this week. So good! The ingredient list made the recipe seem really intimidating at first but it was actually super easy and quick to put together. I didn’t get to start making it until around 5 or 6pm so I made it in the pressure cooker to save time and it turned out perfect!
The crockpot carne asana was the first recipe I have tried of yours. It was delicious!! My husband loved it! He was making yum sounds as he was eating! So good!! I will be trying more of your recipes. Thank you for taking the time to share your creations!
Excellent recipe, my husband and I really enjoyed this recipe. I made his with regular potatoes and mine with rutabaga fries (candida diet) It’s definitely one to try!