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Beef tacos

Name: Beef tacos
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: flank, bavette or skirt steak 700g; limes 2, juiced; ground cumin 2 tsp; garlic 2 cloves, crushed; soft brown sugar 2 tbsp; garlic ½ clove, chopped; coriander chopped to make 1 tbsp; green chilli 1, seeded and chopped; avocados 2 large, ripe; lime 1, juiced; pickled jalapeños 4 tbsp, diced; red onion 1 large, finely diced; coriander a small bunch, chopped; limes 2, juiced; chipotle Tabasco sauce or chipotle paste 2 tbsp; corn tortillas 12; oil; chipotle Tabasco sauce

20 minutes + marinating
serves 4
Easy

The best recipe for a Mexican meal. Carne asada, or beef tacos are made with grilled steak and served with guacamole, pickled chillies and a fresh coriander salsa. Assemble on the table and let everyone dig in

Published: December 19, 2014 at 2:32 pm

Try these grilled steak tacos, then check out our pork tacos, fish tacos, tacos al pastor, breakfast tacos and more tacos recipes.

Ingredients

flank, bavette or skirt steak 700g
limes 2, juiced
ground cumin 2 tsp
garlic 2 cloves, crushed
soft brown sugar 2 tbsp

GUACAMOLE

garlic ½ clove, chopped
coriander chopped to make 1 tbsp
green chilli 1, seeded and chopped
avocados 2 large, ripe
lime 1, juiced

SALSA

pickled jalapeños 4 tbsp, diced
red onion 1 large, finely diced
coriander a small bunch, chopped
limes 2, juiced
chipotle Tabasco sauce or chipotle paste 2 tbsp

TO SERVE

corn tortillas 12
oil
chipotle Tabasco sauce

Method

Step 1

Marinate the meat with the lime juice, cumin, garlic and sugar. Season and leave for 2 hours or overnight in the fridge.
Step 2

For the guacamole, crush the garlic, coriander, chilli and some salt with a mortar and pestle. Add the avocados and lime juice. Crush everything together and scrape into a bowl. Mix the salsa ingredients in another bowl and season.
Step 3

Heat the bbq or a heavy griddle pan. Wipe the marinade from the meat and brush with oil. Season and grill on direct heat. Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side, depending on the thickness of the meat. It should get a nice char before you flip it over. Rest under foil for 10 minutes.
Step 4

Brush the tortillas with a little oil, and warm them through on each side in a heavy griddle pan until they take on the golden char lines. Mould into a taco shape and leave to firm up (you may need to hold them in place using a couple of glasses). Chop the meat into bite-sized pieces and serve with the guacamole, salsa and tortillas.