Steak Tacos

This will be the first of many taco recipes. I love tacos and all other Mexican/Tex-Mix foods. The best part about them is that you can put whatever you like in them and there are endless flavor combinations to experiment with.

For these steak tacos I used pan seared top sirloin filets with a roasted red peppers, onion and corn, authentic Puerto Rican guacamole, mixed greens, and other condiments.

You will need:
Steak
Corn
Red Peppers
Corn
Onion
Jalapeño
Lime
Cilantro
Guacamole
Mixed Greens
Sour Cream
Pico de Gallo
Cheese
Tortillas

For the steak: I used top sirloin filets because they were on sale when I went to the grocery, about 1/4 – 1/3 lb. per person. I would also recommend flank steak, or any similar cut. I’ve grilled the steaks before but last night I was feeling, so I just seared them in a skillet.

Heat the skillet to a medium to medium-high heat. About 7 or 8 out of 10 for my stove. Put some olive oil in the pan while you prepare the steak. The skillet needs to be hot when you put the steak in so it will sear and hold in the juices.

I rubbed the steaks with garlic salt and pepper and them put them in the pan (be careful not to burn yourself with the hot oil). I like my steak medium rare, so 3 min. on each side. After I flip the steaks I squeeze limejuice into the skillet as well for extra flavor. One lime for every lb. of steak. Slice the steak pretty thin, if its too thick it will be difficult to eat the taco.

For the roasted veggies: First cook 4 ears of corn in boiling water for about 7 min. and let them cool a little. Cut the kernels off of the cob. Dice half of a large yellow onion; I like them because they are sweet (I actually learned at Publix that the flatter the onion the sweeter, the rounder ones are more bitter). Dice a whole red pepper, the same size as the onion. Dice 1 jalapeño fairly small (if you like the heat save the seeds).

Heat a skillet to medium and add a little olive oil. First put in the onion, pepper, and jalapeño and let that sauté for about 4 min. Add the jalapeño seeds for extra heat. Then add the corn. Cook until the vegetables start getting the roasted brown/black color on them.

Finally, warm your tortilla in the microwave for 10 seconds and put on what you like. Shredded cheese, sour cream, cilantro, more limejuice, pico de gallo, guacamole. Then wrap it up and enjoy!