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Wednesday, March 18, 2015

Carnitas Style Grilled Beef Tacos

Total Time: 6 hrs 14 mins Preparation Time: 6 hrs Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

  • Servings: 6
  • 4 beef, flat iron or 4 petite tender steaks or 4 flank steaks
  • 18 (6 -7 inch) corn tortillas
  • minced onion
  • chopped fresh cilantro
  • lime wedge
  • 1 cup prepared tomatillo salsa (store-bought or recipes on food.com)
  • 1/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 1/2 cups prepared tomatillo salsa (store-bought or recipes on food.com)
  • 1 large avocado, diced
  • 2/3 cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1/2 cup minced onion
  • 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • 1 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt

Recipe

  • 1 combine marinade ingredients in small bowl. place beef steaks and marinade in food-safe plastic bag; turn steaks to coat. close bag securely, squeezing out air and marinate in refrigerator 2-6 hours.
  • 2 remove steaks from marinade; discard marinade. place steaks on grid over medium, ash-covered coals. grill, covered, 10 to 14 minutes for medium rare to medium doneness, turning once.
  • 3 meanwhile combine avocado salsa ingredients in medium bowl. set aside.
  • 4 place tortillas on grid. grill until warm and slightly charred. remove; keep warm.
  • 5 carve steaks into slices. serve in tortillas with avocado salsa. top with onion, cilantro and lime wedges, as desired.

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