Tacos al Carbon
A taco is a traditional Mexican dish consisting of a hand-sized tortilla garnished with a filling. The tortilla is then folded around the filling and eaten by hand. Tacos are common Mexican street food, well-known around the world because of their delicious and unbeatable flavor. If you want to discover a classic Tex-Mex dish, try this flavorful recipe of tacos al carbon.
Ingredients
- 8
Flour Tortillas - 500 g beef steak
- 2 red bell peppers
- 1 red onion, large
- 3 limes
- 4 garlic cloves
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp chili powder
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 2-3 tbsp coriander
- 1 yellow onion, small
- 100 g sour cream
Instructions
- Zest and juice the limes (or lemons).
- Clean the beef fillets and cut into strips ¾" (2cm) thick.
- Mince the garlic cloves.
- To marinate the steak, add limes juice, half the limes zest, minced garlic, 1 tbsp of olive oil, ½ tsp salt, and ¼ tsp black pepper. Let it marinate for at least 30 minutes in the refrigerator.
- Meanwhile slice the red onions and red peppers into sticks.
- Over medium heat, add the rest of olive oil to a frying pan, then the red onions, red peppers, the rest of salt and black pepper and let it cook for about 10 minutes.
- Once the beef marinated, add beef fillets strips over high heat and cook them for about 4-5 minutes, until they are well cooked or to the level of doneness that you like the most.
- On a griddle heat 8 flour tortillas over medium heat, for about 20-30 seconds per each side, until they are well heated.
- Prepare the rest of the ingredients by dicing the raw yellow onion, mincing the coriander, and preparing the lime zest and sour cream.
- Remove from the griddle the tortillas and put on each one: some of the cooked peppers, the beef strips, the onion dices, the coriander, the sour cream, and top with lime zest.
- Serve with lemon wedges and sour cream.