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Steak Street Tacos – tender grilled skirt steak wrapped in a charred corn tortilla and topped with a creamy cilantro lime sauce. Just like Southern California at home in no time!
We all know I am a huge fan of Mexican food, that is nothing new. I could probably live on Beef Enchiladas for the rest of my life. I would need some chips and Salsa go with it, but I would be one happy girl. Year ago when we visited Southern California we fell in love with their street tacos. We tried so many different hole in the wall places and they were all over the top amazing. So since then, I love making them at home and trying them where ever I can find them!
What Goes On Street Tacos
Street tacos can be very basic with just grilled meats (often beef, chicken or pork) topped with fresh cilantro and chopped onion. Or you can have them completely decked out!
- Cabbage or a Mexican Coleslaw
- Cheese – Mexican Cotija is the most popular. Feta and goat cheese work if you can’t find that. Or you can always use shredded cheddar cheese.
- Avocado
- Pico de Gallo – Homemade Pico de Gallo is super easy to make
- Lime
- Sauce – this has a cilantro lime sauce, but a green chili sauce or even salsa makes them delicious.
How to Make Steak Street Tacos
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- Start by making the sauce. This has a creamy cilantro sauce on top that is absolutely delicious. All of the ingredients go into a blender or food processor and then you just blend until smooth. Store in the fridge until you are ready to use.
- Grill the meat. While the grill is preheating drizzle a little oil over the meat and sprinkle the spices over the meat. Gently massage into the steak so the seasonings are evenly coating the meat. Then grill for 4-5 minutes per side. Let the steak rest for 5 minutes before slicing.
- To heat the tortillas place them on the grill and lightly char them while the steak is resting.
- To slice the steak be sure to cut against the grain to make sure you get the most tender piece of meat.
- Assemble your tacos. Fill tortillas with sliced steak, chopped onions, shredded cabbage, avocado and the cilantro sauce.
These steak tacos come together in no time. Skirt steak is hard to mess up. It is super tender and is super easy to grill. Meanwhile, all you have to do is chop some cabbage (you can take a shortcut and use store-bought coleslaw mix if you want), dice some avocado and prepare the sauce. The blender does all the work for the sauce, so it is done in minutes. Dinner is ready in less than 30 minutes, the whole family will love it, and because you used the grill there is hardly any clean up!
Serving Suggestions
You really can serve whatever your favorite Mexican style side dishes with these tacos, here are a few of my favorites.
What Kind of Tortillas For Street Tacos
If you go to a taco truck or an authentic street taco place, you will find that the tacos are served on soft, warm corn tortillas. You can make your own Homemade Corn Tortillas or you can use store bought ones you just heat before serving.
That being said, if you like flour tortillas, you can use them. No one is going to come into your kitchen and stop you. So use what you like.
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Steak Street Tacos
Ingredients
- 1 pound skirt steak, or flank steak
- 1 Tablespoon olive oil
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ½ teaspoon chili powder
- ½ cup onion, finely chopped
- 1 cup red cabbage, shredded
- 1 avocado, diced
- 8 corn tortillas
Cilantro Lime Sauce
- 1 cup cilantro
- 2 limes, juiced
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- ¼ cup white wine vinegar
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- ½ jalapeno, seeds removed
- ¼ cup milk
- ½ cup sour cream
Instructions
- Add all of the ingredients for the Cilantro Lime Sauce into a blender. Blend until well combined. Store in the fridge until ready to use.1 cup cilantro, 2 limes, 3 cloves garlic, ¼ cup white wine vinegar, 2 teaspoons sugar, ½ jalapeno, ¼ cup milk, ½ cup sour cream
- Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
- Drizzle steak with olive oil. Sprinkle with the seasonings, and rub into the meat.1 pound skirt steak, 1 Tablespoon olive oil, 1 teaspoon cumin, 1 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon onion powder, 1 teaspoon salt, ½ teaspoon black pepper, ½ teaspoon chili powder
- Grill for 4-5 minutes per side.
- During the last few minutes, place the tortillas on the grill to lightly char them. Remove cooked steak from the
grill and let rest for 5 minutes before slicing. Thinly slice against the grain. - To serve, top each tortilla with steak, cabbage, onion, and avocado. Drizzle with cilantro lime sauce.½ cup onion, 1 cup red cabbage, 1 avocado, 8 corn tortillas
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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This is perfect any night of the week!! A favorite at my house!