Mexican Street Tacos
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Easy, quick, authentic carne asada street tacos you can now make right at home! Top with onion, cilantro + fresh lime juice! SO GOOD!
You truly begin to miss things once they are gone. That’s not just a saying. It’s real life.
See, I lived a block away from a famous taco truck back in LA. And as much as I love street tacos, I only went there maybe four times a year.
And now that I’ve moved to Chicago, all I think about is the proximity of that taco truck back home in Los Angeles. If that taco truck were here in Chiberia, I would go four times a day!
But until I get back to LA, here is my rendition of my favorite street tacos that I miss so dearly.
It’s a quick recipe using a simple marinade for your skirt steak. It just needs 1 hour of marinating before you throw it onto a skillet. From there, you can top off your tacos with diced onion, cilantro and fresh lime juice.
It’s simple, it’s easy and it’s just perfect. That is, until you can get back to Los Angeles!
Mexican Street Tacos
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons reduced sodium soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
- 2 tablespoons canola oil, divided
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 teaspoons chili powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 ½ pounds skirt steak, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
- 12 mini flour tortillas, warmed
- ¾ cup diced red onion
- ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
Equipment
Instructions
- In a medium bowl, combine soy sauce, lime juice, 1 tablespoon canola oil, garlic, chili powder, cumin and oregano.
- In a gallon size Ziploc bag or large bowl, combine soy sauce mixture and steak; marinate for at least 1 hour up to 4 hours, turning the bag occasionally.
- Heat remaining 1 tablespoon canola oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add steak and marinade, and cook, stirring often, until steak has browned and marinade has reduced, about 5-6 minutes, or until desired doneness.
- Serve steak in tortillas, topped with onion, cilantro and lime.
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I made these and they are amazing definitely going to make more!!!
Can this be made with chicken? Would the instructions be any different?
Looking forward to making this recipe. By chance, will the same ingredients work on chicken as well or would you have another recipe for that purpose?
Thank you for your time and consideration.
Skirt steak is hard to come by here. Can I use sirloin with same results or what other cut would you recommend??
Sirloin would be just as good. I just made that last night and it turned out great
A favorite among “taco bar” protein options! Bursting with flavor; simple to prepare, with staples
Can you marinate this longer? Like 8 hours?
Omg… I got a new one for margaritas with my sisters. This was so easy and yet so good. I can’t wait to try it on the grill.
OMG OMG, these were tasty delish! Super easy, too. The only thing I changed was I used top sirloin because it looked so nice and marbled at the store, but I cubed it just the same. And I swirled in a couple of drizzles of Worcestershire with the soy sauce (.5 to 1 Tbs.) because it seemed like the thing to do at the time. Damn.
soooo goood omg it was delishhhhhh
Used a pound of inside skirt steak and it was AMAZING!!
This was awesome! Would not change a thing. Thank you!
So good, thank you!
I haven’t made this yet. I want to try this! Can this be made in a crockpot?
Loved this!
These were the best street tacos ever! The flavor combination can’t be beat. It’s our favorite taco Tuesday night
Truly Damn Delicious! The best tacos I have ever made and so easy to make too! The marinade is unbelievably delicious. I went low fat with ground turkey and low-carb with romaine lettuce for my wraps. And even with the healthy substitutions they felt sinful! You just can’t go wrong with this recipe!
We used chicken because we didn’t have steak and it was so good!
Delicious! I only had chuck steak and I thought it was going to be tough but it was absolutely perfect. Thank you.
My family loves this recipe I make these several times a month.
Yummy and easy! Followed directions and marinated meat for one hour, cooked on stovetop and ate stuffed into corn tortillas with homemade pico and feta cheese sprinkled on top. A hit at the dinner table!