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Carne Asada Street Tacos Recipe

Carne Asada Street Tacos Recipe

Make Carne Asada Street Tacos at home with this simple and easy recipe. You are going to love how quickly these come together! This recipe is so simple and quick to make that it’s the ideal meal for crazy days at work or school. If you are running from activities and more like we are, this meal is perfect.
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 7
Calories 500 kcal

Equipment

  • Skillet

Ingredients
  

  • 2 tbsp Vegetable oil
  • 3 lbs Flank steak or skirt steak
  • 1 Onion chopped
  • 2 Fresh limes plus extra for toppings
  • 1 bundle of Cilantro
  • 1 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Pepper
  • 1/2 Stick butter
  • 16 mini Corn tortillas

Instructions
 

  • Thinly slice the steak, then chop into bite-sized pieces.
  • In a skillet, heat the vegetable oil and begin to brown the steak.
  • Add half the chopped onions to the skillet and cook until soft. Save the rest of the onions for topping.
  • Season the steak and onions with salt and pepper.
  • Squeeze the juice of two fresh limes over the meat and onion mixture. Continue cooking until the meat is cooked through.
  • While the steak is cooking, melt the butter in another skillet or an electric skillet.
  • Fry the mini corn tortillas in the melted butter for 1 minute until they are soft. Allow them to cool slightly.
  • Use 2 mini corn tortillas per taco. Spoon the meat mixture onto the tortillas.
  • Top with cilantro, fresh onions, and serve with lime wedges.

Notes

  • Substitute the steak with your favorite meat (chicken, ground beef, etc.) for another quick and easy dinner option.
 
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