Bistec (beef) tacos get fiery heat with an adobo or marinade of garlic, cilantro, lime juice and three peppers – smoky ancho, sweet paprika and crushed red pepper. Serve the tacos with a refreshing salsa of grilled corn, tomatillos and cilantro.
40m
PREP TIME
20m
COOK TIME
399
CALORIES
23
INGREDIENTS
Ingredients
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Bistec (beef) tacos get fiery heat with an adobo or marinade of garlic, cilantro, lime juice and three peppers – smoky ancho, sweet paprika and crushed red pepper. Serve the tacos with a refreshing salsa of grilled corn, tomatillos and cilantro.
40m
PREP TIME
20m
COOK TIME
399
CALORIES
23
INGREDIENTS
Ingredients 6 Servings
- Corn and Tomatillo Salsa
- 3 to 4 ears fresh corn
- 3 fresh tomatillos, papery skin removed, rinsed well and diced (about 1 cup)
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 green onion, chopped (about 2 tablespoons)
- 1 radish, halved and thinly sliced (about 2 tablespoons)
- 2 tablespoons diced red onion
- 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 tablespoon diced jalapeño peppers
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Steak
- 6 cloves garlic
- 1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
- 6 tablespoons fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon McCormick Gourmet™ Ancho Chile Pepper
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon McCormick® Paprika
- 1 teaspoon McCormick® Crushed Red Pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Coarse Ground Black Pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Cumin
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless beef sirloin steak
- Tacos
- 3 boiler onions, halved
- 12 corn tortillas (5 1/2-inch)
INSTRUCTIONS
- 1 For the Salsa, remove husks and silk strands from corn. Soak in water for 15 minutes. Grill corn over medium-high heat 10 minutes or until tender and lightly charred, turning occasionally. Cut kernels off cobs (about 2 cups). Mix corn, tomatillos, cilantro, green onion, radish, red onion, lime juice, oil, jalapeño peppers and salt in large bowl until well blended. Cover. Refrigerate at least 15 minutes to blend flavors.
- 2 For the Steak, place all ingredients except steak in food processor. Cover. Process until smooth. Reserve 2 tablespoons. Place steak in glass dish. Add remaining adobo; turn to coat well. Cover. Refrigerate 15 minutes or longer for extra flavor. Remove steak from adobo. Discard any remaining adobo.
- 3 Grill steak over medium-high heat 3 to 4 minutes per side or until desired doneness, brushing with reserved 2 tablespoons adobo. Grill onions 2 to 3 minutes per side or until slightly charred. Grill tortillas 1 minute per side or until warmed.
- 4 Slice steak into thin slices. Slice onions into thin strips. Serve steak and onions in tortillas. Top with Salsa.
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