Mexico City Tacos - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1/4 cup low sodium soy sauce
    2 garlic cloves
    1 lime, juice of
    1/4 cup olive oil
    3 tablespoons white vinegar
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1/2 teaspoon black pepper
    1/2 teaspoon white pepper
    1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
    1/2 teaspoon chili powder
    1/2 teaspoon paprika
    1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
    1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
    2 lbs flank steaks
    1 large green bell pepper, diced
    1 cup fresh pineapple, diced
    1 cup monterey jack cheese, grated
    10 soft taco-size flour tortillas
    3 -4 tablespoons minced cilantro
    2 limes, quartered
Preparation
    Whisk together first 13 ingredients in a medium bowl.
    Pour over flank steak to marinate, 1-4 hours. Drain.
    Cut marinated steak into 1/2\" cubes.
    Heat 3-4 Tbls oil over high heat in a large, heavy skillet.
    Cook steak until brown on all sides.
    While steak is cooking, heat tortillas over medium heat in a separate pan until they start to brown. Set aside and keep warm.
    Drain any liquid from pan and add bell pepper. Cook 2-3 minutes.
    Add diced pineapple. Cook 2-3 minutes.
    Lower heat to medium-low and spread grated cheese on top of meat mixture. Cook until cheese melts.
    Use a spatula to scoop mixture onto individual tortillas. Top with diced cilantro and a squeeze of lime.
    Yum.

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