Tacos de Carne Asada

(from kadom100’s recipe box)

Source: Glamour

Serves 6 people

Ingredients

  • 1 cup pico de gallo
  • 1/4 cup chili powder
  • 2 tbsp. vegetable oil
  • 1 lb. flank or skirt steak
  • 6 four inch corn tortillas
  • 1 cup canned black beans, rinsed and drained
  • 1/4 cup chopped red onion
  • 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
  • 1 avocado, cut into 6 slices
  • 5 lime wedges for garnish
  • 5-6 plum tomatoes, chopped
  • 2 tbsp. chopped Spanish onion
  • 2 tbsp. chopped red onion
  • 1 serrano or jalapeno pepper, chopped
  • 4 tbsp., chopped cilantro
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • Pinch of sugar
  • Salt, to taste

Directions

  1. First mix pico de gallo ingredients in a medium bowl. Set aside. Make a paste with chili powder and oil, and rub onto meat. Grill steak until medium rare, about 2 to 3 minutes on each side; slice diagonally. Heat tortillas in the microwave. Spread beans on top of each. Add steak, pico de gallo, onion, cilatro, and avocado, and serve.

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