Carne asada fries
Tacos El Gordo Carne Asada Fries close up.jpg
Place of originUnited States
Region or stateSan Diego, California
Associated cuisineUnited States
Main ingredientsFrench fries, carne asada, guacamole, sour cream, cheese
Food energy
(per serving)
1129.0[1] kcal

Carne asada fries are a local specialty found on the menus of restaurants primarily in the American Southwest,[2] including San Diego,[3][4] where it originated.[5] The dish is also served at Petco Park[6] and Dodger Stadium.[7] By 2015, fast food chain Del Taco began to sell the item.[8]

Lolita's Mexican Food in San Diego claims to have originated the dish in the late 1990s, inspired by a suggestion from their tortilla distributor.[9]

This item is not normally featured on the menu at more traditional Mexican restaurants.[5]

Carne asada fries
Carne asada fries

Ingredients

The dish typically consists of french fries, carne asada, guacamole, sour cream, and cheese.[10] Typically, the fries are of the shoestring variety, but other cuts may be used, as well. The carne asada is usually finely chopped to avoid the need for a knife or additional cutting on the part of the consumer. The cheese is commonly cotija, although many establishments use a less-costly shredded cheese mix which melts with the other ingredients and keeps longer.[11][12]

In Los Angeles, the dish may also contain refried beans;[13] The dish is high in calories, with a meal-sized portion containing 2000 calories or more.[14][15]

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References

  1. ^ "Carne Asada Fries". recipe. food.com. 4 February 2013. Retrieved 6 June 2013.
  2. ^ Josh Cary; Tom Jackson (21 April 2017). "Carne Asada Fries". Cooking With Fire. Wichita, Kansas: KMUW. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  3. ^ "Grapevine eatery all about peace, love and good burgers". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. 6 June 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
  4. ^ Gold, Jonathan (November 22, 2007). "My Taco: Frying High". LA Weekly. Village Voice Media. Retrieved June 7, 2009.
  5. ^ a b Steve Rodriguez (30 June 2009). "Carne Asada Fries: The new American comfort food". San Diego News Network. Archived from the original on 3 July 2009. Retrieved 22 June 2011. Carne Asada Fries are obviously a local favorite — a San Diego area original that is apparently starting to catch on in other parts of the Southwest. This dish is a staple of Mexican fast food joints in the area, but not something you see on the menu of a full-fledged Mexican restaurant.
  6. ^ Josh Pahigian; Kevin O'Connell (27 March 2012). The Ultimate Baseball Road Trip, 2nd: A Fan's Guide to Major League Stadiums. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 390. ISBN 978-0-7627-8391-5.
  7. ^ "Dodger Stadium Announces New Food Options: Fried Dodger Dogs, Carne Asada Fries + More". KROQ. Los Angeles. 1 April 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  8. ^ John Locanthi (8 December 2015). "Haute-N-Ready: Del Taco's Carne Asada Fries". Willamette Week. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
  9. ^ Blumberg, Nick (27 June 2014). "Carne Asada Fries, The Can't-Miss Mexican-American Fast Food". KJZZ. Phoenix, Arizona. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
  10. ^ Allen Borgen (25 December 2008). "Stop at Picante and say, `Fill 'er up!'". San Bernardino Sun. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 22 December 2012.
    Maria Desiderata Montana (18 September 2012). Food Lovers' Guide to® San Diego: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 69. ISBN 978-0-7627-8904-7.
  11. ^ Melinda Bardon (25 February 2009). "Tacos and grit". The Vanguard. mtvu.com. Retrieved 14 December 2009.[permanent dead link]
  12. ^ Allen Borgen (25 December 2008). "Stop at Picante and say, `Fill 'er up!'". The Sun. Archived from the original on 29 February 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
  13. ^ Christine Pasalo (January 2013). "Meet Rene Gube". San Diego Magazine. Retrieved 22 December 2012. One thing I miss about San Diego is… carne asada fries. They do it wrong in LA. Either the guacamole is weird or they put a lot of beans in it. They just don't do it San Diego-style.
  14. ^ "Carne Asada Fries". The Daily Plate. Retrieved 2009-06-07.
  15. ^ Justin Weisbrod (12 October 2008). "Burritology 101: what lies beneath the tortilla". The Daily Aztec. Archived from the original on 1 June 2009. Retrieved 14 December 2009.
  16. ^ Daniel Wheaton; Shaffer Grubb (22 August 2016). "Video: Why steak frites are more expensive than carne asada fries". San Diego Union-Tribune. Retrieved 11 May 2017.

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