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Skirt Steak (Carne Asada) Tacos

Tacos are such a fun party food- they’re interactive and self-customised to each individual’s taste, you gotta get your hands dirty and you’ll probably end up with juices running down your chin. They’re also pretty quick to prep; you have a lot of components that are made with fresh ingredients which will take a matter of minutes to whip up, it’s just the protein component that requires a bit more care.

This week, we’ve made Carne Asada for our tacos- that’s marinated skirt steak, grilled and thinly sliced. You can also use flank steak or sirloin steak. Marinate in orange juice and spices for a couple of hours and grill or barbecue. Thinly slice the steak against the grain, and your protein is done! Carne Asada definitely takes the tacos up a notch, they’re instantly transformed from fun finger food to a real, substantial meal!

The other components are really quite simple- chop up some red onions and ripe tomatoes and squeeze over with lime juice for a yummy, fresh salsa. I like to fry up my chopped onions for a couple of minutes just to take a bit of sharpness out, but you can also leave them to sit in a bit of lime juice for a few hours to allow the flavours of the red onion to mellow slightly. I’ve added chopped jalapeno to my Pico de Gallo, I love the extra spice; but you can carefully remove the seeds from the chilli if you’d prefer the salsa more on the mild side.

Smash up some avocado and top with cumin seeds and a squeeze of lime juice for a super simple guacamole that you can dollop onto your tacos.

Now the components are all ready and you’re set to assemble your tacos! Load everything onto warm tortillas and top with coriander, spring onions and sliced jalapeno. Serve with some hot sauce on the side and enjoy!

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Skirt Steak Tacos

Tender marinated steak with pico de gallo and guacamole on soft corn tortillas
Prep Time2 hours
Cook Time10 minutes
Total Time2 hours 10 minutes
Servings: 2 people

Ingredients

Carne Asada

  • 1 limes- juiced
  • 2 large garlic cloves- minced
  • 75 ml orange juice
  • 1 handful fresh coriander leaves- finely chopped
  • 1 jalapeno- finely diced
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp chipotle powder
  • 2 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp oregano
  • freshly ground salt & pepper
  • 350 g skirt steak substitute with flank steak or sirloin steak

Pico de Gallo

  • ½ red onion- diced
  • 2 ripe tomatoes- diced
  • 1 jalapeno- diced
  • ½ lime- juiced
  • 1 tbsp olive oil

Guacamole

  • 1 ripe avocado
  • 1 tsp lightly toasted cumin seeds
  • 1 lime- juiced

For Tacos

  • 6-8 white corn tortillas
  • 1-2 jalapenos- sliced and deseeded
  • 2 stalks spring onions- sliced
  • 1 handful fresh coriander- leaves picked

Instructions

  • Combine the marinade ingredients in a large bowl, rub into the flank steak and marinade in fridge for 2 hours. Take the steak out of the fridge 20 minutes prior to cooking
  • Add olive oil to a cast-iron griddle pan on medium-high heat. Cook the steak for 4-5 minutes per side, depending on the thickness of the cut.
  • Allow the steak to rest on a cooling rack for 10 minutes
  • In the meantime, chop the ingredients for the pico de gallo and combine in a small bowl
  • Smash the avocado with a fork in a separate bowl, and mix the cumin seeds and lime juice in. Season with salt and freshly ground pepper
  • Slice the steak into thin slices- make sure to cut against the grain
  • Warm up the tortillas on a warm pan, and the tacos are ready to be assembled!

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