Carne Asada Tacos

Easy, any night of the week recipe for carne asada tacos. Recipe requires time for beef to marinate, but can be made from start to finish in a short period of time. Recipe calls for sauteing beef, but steak could be grilled instead,

Ingredients -

2 pounds Sirloin Steak
1 teaspoon Garlic Salt
1 teaspoon Fresh Ground Black Pepper
Lime Wedges
Guacamole
1/2 cup finely chopped Cilantro
R efried Beans
Sour Cream
3 Tomatoes, chopped
1/2 Onion, chopped
10 Flour Tortillas

Preparation:

1. Marinate steak in lime juice, pepper and garlic salt. Refrigerate at least one hour.

2. In large saute pan, heat vegetable oil over medium heat.

3. Saute steak about 5 minutes per side, until golden brown and cooked through.

4. Set steak aside to cool. Do not cut immediately.

5. Heat griddle or large skillet and heat to medium heat.

6. Place tortillas one at a time on griddle or skillet and flip

7. Tortillas should be warmed through, browned, but remain flexible.

8. Cut steak into thin strips and place across center of tortillas.

9. Mix cilantro, onions, and tomato together in small serving bowl.

Variations and Recipe Ideas:

Serve sour cream, guacamole, lime wedges and refried beans in small serving bowls.

Cooking Tip

Flour Tortilla Pressing

After making flour tortilla dough, line tortilla press with plastic wrap, place a ball of flour tortilla dough in center of press and flatten. Fresh tortilla is ready for cooking.

Cooking Tip

Cast Iron Skillet

A cast iron skillet is great for browning tortillas on the stovetop as it heats well, retains heat and can also hold the tortillas, if you choose to place them in the oven to stay warm.