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The BEST Tacos de Asada (Mexican Tacos)

The best tacos de asada (Mexican street tacos) you will ever have! At least in my opinion. 😉

Being from Mexico I’ve had my share of good, good tacos therefore tasty tacos can be hard to find in a little town in OR, USA so I knew I had to start making my own, in order to not miss my Mexico tacos to much!

If you are ready to make some pretty dang good tacos keep scrolling because you are going to want to start making these every Taco Tuesday!

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Tacos de Asada
(Mexican Street Tacos)

Recipie

Ingredients

  • 2.0 lb Beef Bottom Round Steak Thin
  • 2 Onions
  • 5 Limes (or more, just depending on how much lime juice you’d like on your tacos)
  • 1 Bunch of cilantro
  • 2 Serrano Peppers (or more according to how spicy you want your salsa)
  • 8 Tomatillos
  • 2 Cloves of garlic
  • Salt
  • Pepper
  • Chicken Bouillon
  • Olive oil (or cooking oil of your preference)

Instructions

Salsa:
Boil in some water the tomatillos and serrano peppers for about 10 min or until they look pretty cooked.
Pour the tomatillos and serrano peppers into a blender along with half an onion, two peeled garlic cloves, salt to your own liking and pour 1 oz of water with a small pinch of chicken bouillon. Blend!
Once nice and blended set aside in a bowl to later enjoy with your tacos!!!

Toppings:
Dice 1 onion
Cut limes in half
1 bunch of cilantro chopped
Place the diced onion, cut limes and chopped cilantro into sperate bowls to serve on your tacos later

Beef Steaks:
Season each side of the thin sliced steaks with salt and pepper (be generous, please don’t be too shy while seasoning)
In a pan on medium-high heat, add oil and sear steaks mid-well, then let them rest. When not to hot anymore, cut them up into small chunks.
While cooking the meat pour in a couple onion wedges in the same pan, cook onion till caramelized and set aside.

Tortillas:
Heat up corn tortillas in the same pan previously used to cook the meat, add a little oil to the pan when needed.

Preparation
Add the meat to your cooked tortillas, add the toppings along with salsa and ENJOY!!!

I hope you enjoy these recipe just as much as my family and I do and it becomes a staple in your menu as well! With love, Justi