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Ingredients
Steak:
- 1 (2 to 3-pound) flank steak
- 1/2 cup tequila
- 1/2 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon ancho chili powder
- Kosher salt and black pepper
Guacamole:
- 3 avocados
- 1 small red onion, finely diced
- 1 serrano pepper, minced with seeds
- 1/2 cup roughly chopped cilantro leaves, plus whole leaves for garnish
- 2 to 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- Kosher salt
To Assemble:
- Corn tortillas
- 1 head romaine lettuce, coarsely shredded
- 2 tomatoes, roughly chopped
- 1 white onion, diced
Directions
Put the steak in a nonreactive dish and pour over the tequila, lime juice and olive oil. Turn to coat. Add the chili powder, and use your hands to work it into the meat. Let stand about 1 hour.
Preheat the grill to high. Remove the steak from the marinade and season with salt and pepper. Grill, covered, turning once, 3 to 4 minutes per side for medium rare.
Halve the avocados and scoop the flesh into a bowl. Add the remaining ingredients and use a fork to mash to a chunky mix.
Remove the steak from the grill and rest 5 to 10 minutes. Slice across the grain. Heat the tortillas to soften. Fill the tortillas with steak, lettuce, tomato, onion and guacamole.
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By lindsayevz
San Diego, CA
on November 09, 2012
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Wow. I've made steak tacos out of this cut of meat before, but man oh man the tequila and lime is KEY for flavor and tenderizing! I *was* going to make this last night, but per so many others' reviews suggesting to marinate longer, I held off and made them tonight instead. That 24 hours of marinating did amazing things. I actually used 3/4 c. of both lime juice and tequila since I think I had about 4 lbs of meat. It REALLY absorbed the lime flavor and tequila flavor A LOT sitting in the fridge overnight. I can't decide if it's too much. I will definitely make this again and maybe marinate 8 hours instead. Crack open a cerveza and you're living! EDIT: They were EVEN BETTER the next day!
By amyweingartz_85...
South Lyon, MI
on May 27, 2012
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This has been our go-to taco recipe since we found it two years ago. We made it for our daughter's first birthday party for 50 people and everyone absolutely loved it! We serve it with the guacamole in the recipe, Rachael Ray's pico de gallo recipe we found on foodnetwork's website, and Bobby Flay's roasted poblano salsa recipe also found on food network's website (it's with a burger recipe - it's one of the best recipes we've tried. We love how simple it is to make and how economical it is to feed so many hungry people...try this recipe - you won't be disappointed!
By gdearest_10329715
Pleasanton Tx
on May 23, 2012
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I'm a "Texas Gal" also, so I agree with Stephanie that there is no such food as "guac".
The receipe is easy to make, flavorful, and includes my favorite drink "TEQUILA'.
I hope to see you cook some more "Texas Treats. Way to go!!!
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