Best Recipe for Skirt Steak Tacos with Roasted Tomato Salsa
Ingredients
- 8 (6-inch) flour tortillas
- 1 1/2 pounds skirt steak
- 2 tablespoons canola oil
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 head romaine lettuce, thinly shredded
- 1 medium red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 ripe avocado, peeled, pitted, halved and diced
- Grilled Tomato Salsa, recipe follows
- 8 ounces sour cream
- 2 tablespoons canola oil, plus more for brushing tomatoes
- 2 serrano chiles
- 1 small red onion, coarsely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, peeled
- 6 plum tomatoes, halved and seeded
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 2 limes, juiced
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
Instructions
- Watch how to make this recipe.
- Heat grill to high.
- Wrap tortillas in aluminum foil and on the top rack of the grill while the steak is grilling.
- Heat grill pan over high heat. Brush steak with oil and season with salt and pepper on both sides. Grill on one side until golden brown and slightly charred, about 3 to 4 minutes. Turn the steak over and cook to medium-rare doneness, about 3 to 4 minutes longer. Let rest 5 minutes then slice against the grain into 1/4-inch thick slices.
- Fill each tortilla with some lettuce, 3 to 4 pieces of meat, onion, grilled tomato salsa, sour cream, and avocado.
- Heat grill to high.
- Heat oil in a small saute pan and saute the chiles, onion, and garlic until soft.
- Brush tomatoes with oil and season with salt and pepper. Grill on both sides until slightly charred and soft.
- Transfer tomatoes and serrano mixture to a food processor; add the lime juice and salt and pepper and process until smooth. Add the cilantro and pulse a few times (there should be flecks of cilantro in the salsa.) Transfer to a bowl.
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