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Close-up of skirt steak tacos with pickled radishes, avocado, queso fresco, sour cream and fresh chimichurri.

Mouth-Watering Grilled Skirt Steak Tacos with Chimichurri

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  • Author: Erica Baty
  • Prep Time: 30 minutes + 2+ hours to marinate
  • Cook Time: 4-5 minutes
  • Total Time: 2 hours 35 minutes (includes marinating time)
  • Yield: 4 servings (2 tacos each) 1x
  • Category: Dinner, Tacos
  • Method: Grilling
  • Cuisine: Mexican

Description

These skirt steak tacos are loaded with juicy marinated skirt steak, mashed avocado, quick-pickled radishes, and a bright cilantro chimichurri. An easy, flavor-packed weeknight dinner that feels anything but ordinary.


Ingredients

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Skirt Steak Tacos

  • marinated and grilled skirt steak, thinly sliced
  • corn or flour tortillas (5-6-inch)
  • avocado(s), mashed
  • quick-pickled radishes (recipe follows)
  • cilantro chimichurri (recipe follows)
  • limes
  • sour cream
  • queso fresco
  • green onions
  • lettuce or shredded cabbage

Quick-Pickled Radishes

  • 6 radishes, thinly sliced
  • 1/4 cup red wine vinegar
  • 1/4 cup water
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Cilantro Chimichurri

  • 1 cup cilantro
  • 1/2 cup parsley
  • 3 cloves garlic, roughly chopped
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
  • 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1/2 cup olive oil

Instructions

  1. Steak: Prepare marinated and grilled skirt steak.
  2. Radishes: Thinly slice radishes (I use a mandolin) and place in a jar. Whisk together ¼ cup red wine vinegar, ¼ cup very hot water, 1 teaspoon sugar and ¼ teaspoon salt until the sugar and salt are dissolved. Pour vinegar mixture over the radishes, using a spoon to press them down to make sure they are fully covered. Let sit while you prepare the remaining elements.
  3. Chimichurri: In a small food processor, combine 1 cup cilantro leaves, ½ cup parsley, 3 cloves garlic, 1 teaspoon dried oregano, ¾ teaspoon kosher salt, ¼ teaspoon red pepper flakes and ¼ teaspoon black pepper. Process for about 15 seconds, until everything is very finely chopped. Move the mixture to a bowl. Add 3 tablespoons red wine vinegar and ½ cup olive oil and stir until combined.
  4. Assembly: Mash avocado with a squeeze of lime and big pinch of salt. Warm tortillas over the gas flame of your oven (if you have a gas stovetop) or in the microwave. Slice steak as thinly as possible against the grain and drizzle with any extra juices. Layer in this order: mashed avocado, steak, pickled radishes, chimichurri and any other extras you love, like sour cream, queso fresco, green onions, lettuce and a big squeeze of lime.

Dang I’m jealous. Invite me over for dinner plz.


Notes

Cheese: I don’t often have queso fresco lying around, but I do always have feta, so I sub that in sometimes! You can use any cheese you like.

Refer to above blog post for step-by-step photos, ingredient information and answers to frequently asked questions.

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Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 2 tacos (nutrition info calculated using corn tortillas + one tablespoon each chimichurri and sour cream)
  • Calories: 565
  • Sugar: 0.5 g
  • Sodium: 365.6 mg
  • Fat: 35.2 g
  • Carbohydrates: 30.9 g
  • Fiber: 5.7 g
  • Protein: 32.5 g
  • Cholesterol: 107.3 mg