Mexican Street Tacos

Yield: 4

Prep Time: 20

Cook Time: 12

Simple yet tasty cubed steak, sweet crispy onions, zesty radish pico and all the toppings, tucked into warm delicious little tortillas.

Ingredients

Radish Pico de Gallo Ingredients:

1 1/2 cups tomatoes, diced (see note 1)
1 cup radishes, quartered and thinly sliced (see note 2)
1/4 white onion, minced
1 large jalapeño, minced
1/2 cup cilantro, chopped
1 Tbsp. lime juice, or to taste
1/4 tsp salt, or to taste

Steak Filling Ingredients:

1 Tbsp. oil
1 white onion, roughly chopped
1 lb. steak, cubed (see note 3)
1/2 tsp. salt
2 dried bay leaves

Tortillas & Optional Toppings:

16 street taco tortillas
Salsa,
Greek yogurt or sour cream,
jalapeño slices,
lime wedges,

Instructions

Radish Pico de Gallo

In a medium bowl, combine all Radish Pico de Gallo Ingredients (see note 4). Set Aside.

Steak Filling

Add 1/2 Tbsp. of oil and the roughly chopped onion to a large skillet over medium to medium/high heat. Cook until the onions are slightly golden brown (about 5-7 minutes).
Then push the onions to the perimeter of the skillet to make room in the middle of the skillet.
Add the remaining 1/2 Tbsp. of oil, cubed steak, salt and bay leaves to the skillet. Cook for 4-6 minutes or until the steak cubes have browned. Remove from heat. Remove bay leaves from skillet and discard.

Assemble & Eat

Warm the tortillas in the microwave for 10-15 seconds to make them more pliable.
Load up the tortillas with the steak filling and radish pico de gallo. Finish the tacos with salsa, Greek yogurt (or sour cream) and other toppings. Serve immediately.

Notes

Note 1 - 1 1/2 cups diced tomatoes is about 3 plum tomatoes or 1 pint of cherry tomatoes.

Note 2 - 1 cup of thinly sliced radishes is about 8-10 radishes.

Note 3 - Most cuts of steak will work but I recommend sandwich steaks that are already cut thin (no more than 1/2" thick). They work really well because sandwich steaks make perfectly sized and uniform cubes for streak tacos with very little effort and almost no waste.

Note 4 - The Radish Pico de Gallo can be made ahead of time and stored in a sealed container in the fridge.

Note 5 - Because the steak cubes are small, they only take a few minutes or so to cook. Be careful not to overcook the steak because it will become tough.

Nutrition

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