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tex-mex steak and tortillas

Ingredients For tex-mex steak and tortillas

  • 1 1/2 lb
    beef sirloin steak, boneless
  • 1/2 c
    corn oil
  • 3 tsp
    garlic clove, chopped
  • 4 Tbsp
    red wine vinegar
  • 1 lb
    ripe tomatoes, any color
  • 1/2 c
    chopped onion
  • 1/4 c
    red chile, seeded and finely chopped
  • 1/4 c
    cilantro leaves, finely chopped
  • 12
    flour tortillas

How To Make tex-mex steak and tortillas

  • 1
    Prepare a very hot charcoal fire.
  • 2
    There should be about 6 individual steaks.
  • 3
    Cut each of these in half.
  • 4
    Blend the oil, 2 teaspoon garlic and 3 tablespoon vinegar in a flat dish.
  • 5
    Add the steaks, turning to coat the pieces well. Set aside.
  • 6
    Core the tomatoes but do not peel them.
  • 7
    Cut them into 1/4-inch cubes and put them in a mixing bowl.
  • 8
    Add the onion, chiles, coriander, remaining garlic and vinegar and blend well.
  • 9
    Set this sauce aside.
  • 10
    Put about 4 slices of steak at a time on the hot grill and cook for 1 minute or less to a side, depending on the desired degree of doneness.
  • 11
    Simultaneously, add a similar number of tortillas and cook them for a few seconds to a side just to heat through.
  • 12
    Do not heat for long or they will dry out.
  • 13
    Place one piece of steak in the center of a warm tortilla, spoon a little sauce over the meat and fold the side of the tortilla over the ends up to enclose the meat.
  • 14
    Eat like a sandwich.

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