I discovered my favorite dish when taking weekend trips from San Diego to the beaches in Ensenada and Rosarito (Baja California): the delectable soft skirt steak tacos that the taqueria street vendors sold. Without having to cross the border, this dish tastes just like I remember them. Quite good! If desired, top with hot salsa and freshly squeezed lime juice.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 15 mins |
| Additional Time: | 1 hr |
| Total Time: | 1 hr 35 mins |
| Servings: | 16 |
| Yield: | 16 tacos |
Ingredients
- 3 cups fresh orange juice, or more as needed
- 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 3 pounds trimmed skirt steaks
- 16 (6 inch) white corn tortillas, or as needed
- 1 white onion, chopped, or to taste
- 1 small bunch fresh cilantro, chopped, or to taste
Instructions
- Combine orange juice, 2 tablespoons cilantro, lime juice, garlic, salt, pepper, cumin, and cayenne in a large freezer bag. Submerge skirt steaks in the marinade. Seal the bag, squeezing out as much air as possible. Refrigerate, 1 to 8 hours.
- Preheat a grill to medium-high. Grill the steaks until hot and firm in the center or to your preferred doneness, 6 to 8 minutes per side. Transfer steaks to a flat work surface and slice as thinly as possible against the grain.
- Heat corn tortillas on the grill or in a microwave. Keep tortillas warm in a folded sheet of aluminum foil covered by a thick towel.
- Add steak to each tortilla and top with white onion and cilantro.
- You can substitute flank steak for the skirt steak. Feel free to broil the meat instead of grilling it, if you prefer.
- To heat tortillas in the microwave, place them between wet paper towels and microwave for 1 minute. They should become pliable and fragrant. Wet paper towel between batches.
- Nutrition data for this recipe includes the full amount of marinade ingredients. The actual amount of marinade consumed will vary.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 155 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 17 g |
| Cholesterol | 19 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 2 g |
| Protein | 12 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 179 mg |
| Sugars | 4 g |
| Fat | 4 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Yum!! Followed directions completely and I highly recommend! Great marinade too!
Awesome,,,, love these.
These were really good! I think I’d increase the salt and pepper just a tad, but that’s personal preference.
Soooooo good!!!
Too much lime taste for me.
Quick, easy and light but full of flavor.
This recipe is one of several I made on the same day. This turned out really good and was well received by everyone at the party. Thanks for sharing!