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Skirt Steak Tacos and Fixens

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This skirt steak taco uses thin sliced skirt steak marinated in fresh lime juice, chipotle, and cumin. Skirt steak is quickly pan seared for a couple minutes on the stovetop and served over warm tortillas.

2 Plates with one taco each. Flour tortilla filled with sliced cooked steak, tomato salsa, red cabbage, tomatoes, and cilantro. sliced radishes on the side. Glass of water, fork, knife and napkin. Top view. this …

Skirt steak tacos is also a great casual dinner party recipe because nearly everything can be prepped ahead of time. Warm up the tortillas and cook the protein when people get to your home.

Skirt steak taco's - I'm in love with any sort of taco or burrito. Having said that, right now I'm in to small soft corn tortillas.

Skirt Steak Taco Recipe Filling Ideas:

Filling or topping possibilities are endless for skirt steak tacos.  I generally just slice or dice the fresh ingredients and don't flavor them much because they are all full of natural flavors.

Taco Ingredients. Top view. Bowls and plates filled with: sliced radishes, roasted sliced red peppers, lime wedges, green salsa, sliced green onions, cooked sliced steak.
Some of my favorite fillin's.

Skirt Steak Is For Tacos!

Skirt steak is the best cut of beef in my opinion. It's uber flavorful and also affordable. But any cut of steak will work, especially if it's sliced thin.

Mexican restaurants will generally use flank, skirt, or flap. I think skirt steak is the best beef cut because it's tender and marinates fast.

Cut skirt steak across the grain in thin slices and quickly marinate with lime, cumin, chipotle powder, and salt. Add any other favorite spices before searing.

Cut skirt steak thin. Nobody wants a huge hunk of meat in a taco.

Flour tortilla on a plate filled with sliced cooked steak, tomato salsa, red cabbage, tomatoes, and cilantro. sliced radishes on the side. Glass of water, fork, knife and napkin. Top view.
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2 Plates with one taco each. Flour tortilla filled with sliced cooked steak, tomato salsa, red cabbage, tomatoes, and cilantro. sliced radishes on the side. Glass of water, fork, knife and napkin. Top view.

Skirt Steak Tacos and Fixens

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This skirt steak taco uses thin sliced skirt steak marinated in fresh lime juice, chipotle, and cumin. Skirt steak is quickly pan seared for a couple minutes on the stovetop and served over warm tortillas.

  • Total Time: 1 hour 5 minutes
  • Yield: 12 Tacos 1x

Ingredients

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Ingredients Steak Filling:
  • 1 ¾ lb skirt steak, sliced thinly against the grain
  • 1 Tbsp vegetable oil
  • 1 lime, juiced
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 2 tsp chipotle powder
  • 1 tsp salt
Ingredients Roasted Red Peppers:
  • 2 red peppers, seeded & sliced
  • ~ 1 ½ tablespoon olive oil
  • ~¼ teaspoon salt
  • pinch black pepper
Ingredients Raw Fillings:
  • 12 corn tortillas
  • 1 bunch radishes, sliced thin
  • 1 bunch cilantro, leaves individually torn from stalk
  • 1 avocado, diced
  • 1 bunch green onions, sliced
  • 1 large tomato, diced
  • 2 cups red cabbage, sliced thinly
  • 1 lime, wedged for garnish

Instructions

For Skirt Steak:  

  • In a large bowl, mix the sliced steak with all other ingredients.  
  • Bring a large pan to medium high heat and enough vegetable oil to lightly cover the bottom of the pan.
  • When hot, add steak to pan in batches, as you want to sear the meat and not steam it.  Make sure it has room in the pan.  It only needs to cook for a minute or two if you sliced it thin enough.  Add salt to taste.

For Roasted Red Peppers: 

  • Preheat oven to 425F.  Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil for easy clean up.  
  • In a bowl, toss sliced peppers with a touch (~ 1 ½ Tbsp) olive oil and salt and pepper.  
  • Lay peppers out on baking sheet (try not to crowd them on the pan) and roast ~ 12-15 minutes or until tips are starting to brown and peppers are soft.

Make the Tacos:  

  • Warm up the tortillas in a dry pan on the stovetop over medium high heat until soft and pliable.  Move to a plate and cover with a towel to keep warm.  
  • Add the steak and fillings you want!  Serve with fresh lime wedges.
  • Author: beckie
  • Prep Time: 45 minutes
  • Cook Time: 20 minutes
  • Category: Main Dish
  • Method: Stovetop / Oven
  • Cuisine: Spanish
  • Diet: Comfort Food, Dairy-Free, Gluten Free, Low Fat

Things In My Kitchen:

  • Benriner Mandolin - This is my "go to" Mandolin for slicing red onions and radishes super thin.

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  1. Charity says

    This recipe is amazing. The use of radishes was surprising and a terrific accent to the flavors (don't skip!) Thank you for sharing your talents with others. Clean eating has changed our lives and the lives of others around us who can taste and see the (positive) difference in cooking clean.

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    • beckie says

      Hi Charity! Thank you for the comment. My heart melts when I hear of people who have changed their lives by eating clean food! Look for a new launch of my website in the next 2 months that will make it much easier to navigate and print recipes 🙂 - cheers to good food!

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