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Tacos De Carne

Beef Tacos with Avocado Sauce (Tacos de Carne con Salsa de Aguacate)

Erica Dinho
5 from 20 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
10 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Main dish
Cuisine Colombian
Servings 4 servings
Calories 605 kcal

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
  • 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
Keyword beef tacos, tacos
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