Tacos Bistec (Beef Tacos)

(from largomason’s recipe box)

Ingredients

  • FOR PICKLED ONIONS:
  • 1/3 cup cider vinegar
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons cider vinegar
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 medium (6 to 8 oz) red onion, halved lengthwise and cut into 1/2-inch wide wedges.
  • FOR GUACAMOLE:
  • 2 (6 oz) firm ripe avocados
  • 1 1/2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh jalapeno (optional)
  • FOR TACOS:
  • 1 pound flank steak
  • 8 (7-inch) flour tortillas
  • Shredded cabbage, sliced radishes, thinly sliced jalapenos, fresh cilantro

Directions

  1. FOR PICKLED ONIONS:

  2. Combine vinegar, sugar, and salt in a small saucepan. Heat through over medium low until sugar and salt dissolve. Add onions and simmer, covered, 2 minutes. Remove from heat and stir through to coat onions with vinegar mixture. Cool. (At this point, onions can be prepared up to 8 hours or 1 day ahead and kept covered and chilled.)

  3. FOR GUACAMOLE:

  4. Halve avocados lenthwise and pit. Scoop out flesh with a spoon and transfer to a bowl. Add lime juice, jalapeno, and ½ teaspoon salt and coarsely mash with a potato masher or fork.

  5. FOR TACOS:

  6. Pat steak dry and sprinkle all over with salt and pepper. Put on rack of a broiler pan and broil 2 to 3 inches from heat, turning over once, 6 to 8 minutes total for medium-rare. Transfer to a cutting board and let stand 5 minutes. Thinly slice steak against the grain. Serve inside tortillas with toppings.

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