Beef Tacos with Avocado Sauce (Tacos de Carne con Salsa de Aguacate)
Ingredients
- 1 pound flank steak trimmed
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 scallion finely chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt and Pepper
- ½ teaspoon paprika
- 8 tortillas corn or flour to serve
Avocado Sauce
- 2 ripe avocados peeled and pitted
- ¼ cup white onion chopped
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- ¼ cup fresh cilantro chopped
- 1 garlic clove
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- Juice 1 lime
- ¼ cup sour cream
To serve:
- 1 medium tomato diced
- 2 tablespoon finely chopped red onion
- ½ teaspoon Tabasco sauce
- Juice 1 lime
- Salt and Pepper
- ⅓ cup chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
To make the steak
- Place the flank steak in a zip lock bag then add the garlic, cumin, scallion, olive oil, paprika, salt and pepper. Marinade for at least 1 hour or overnight.
- Remove steak from marinade bag and remove as much of the marinade as possible. Discard remaining marinade. Place the steak on the preheated grill and cook 5 minutes on each side for medium doneness or cook until desired degree of doneness.
- Remove from grill and allow the steak to rest for 10 minutes. Slice the steak against the grain and set aside.
Avocado Sauce
- Place all the ingredients for the sauce in a food processor and process until smooth. Transfer to a serving bowl.
- Combine the rest of ingredients in a bowl to make a tomatao salsa.
- To Serve: Let everyone assemble their own tacos with steak, avocado sauce and tomato salsa
Nutrition
Calories: 605kcalCarbohydrates: 44gProtein: 32gFat: 34gSaturated Fat: 8gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 76mgSodium: 512mgPotassium: 1122mgFiber: 9gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 707IUVitamin C: 19mgCalcium: 134mgIron: 5mg
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I love Mexican food and the flavors that they use in their cuisine are amazing to me. Tacos are such a versatile food, as you can use any kind of filling. If made right, they are absolutely delicious. For these beef tacos I used flank steak, but feel free to use your favorite kind of steak.
Erica
Thank you all for the comments! I appreciate all your support 🙂
Oysterculture
OK, I now realize what I have to do. For 2 weeks I need to make nothing but Columbian food, to get caught up on on the incredible recipes you are showing me. I also need to visit Columbia and sample the delights for myself.
Sylvia
Que buena se ve esta receta. Ahora que esta por llegar la primavera (finalmente...;)
es ideal.
ruth
Looks perfect. So simple too!
Natasha - 5 Star Foodie
Excellent taco! The avocado sauce sounds fabulous, love the addition of cumin!
girlichef
oh my gosh...one of my all time favorite meals!!! this looks soooo delicious 😀
Erica
Thank you all so much!
Bunny
It looks so good! And what a great picture of the taco, I love that plate!
justcooknyc
i should really make tacos at home more often. the avocado sauce (guacamole?) does look great.
Lynda
Erica, tacos are a favorite at our house..I love your version with the avocado sauce. These are to die for!
Kim
Love the avocado sauce. It has such a wonderful color with the steak! Looks delicious.
Ziho
Qué delicia, me has antojado mucho y ya con la hora de comida encima! mmmm
Taste Traveller
Oh, Erica - this looks Sooooooo good!
Danielle
Tacos are a huge hit at my house. Your taco looks delish!
nora@ffr
beef is one of my fav meat!! i shud giv a try sometime sooner!! m sure this will taste heavenly delish!
cheers!!
Diana
Que rico!! Love Mexican food 🙂