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    Arrachera (Skirt Steak) Tacos

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    Tacos de Arrachera

    In Northern Mexico, beef is king and one of the most popular cuts is arrachera. It’s a beefy tasting cut best cooked quickly over high heat. Perfect for when you need great tacos and fast.

    When you make these tacos the secret is salt and salsa. You want to salt the meat well and choose a bold salsa.

    Arrachera Skirt Steak Tacos

    How to Make

    Gather your ingredients. You only need 2 lbs. of arrachera, 12 corn tortillas, and salt for the tacos. You will need 1 bunch of spring onions for the garnish.

    Ingredients Arrachera Tacos

    Slice the meat into ¾″ wide strips that are about 3″ long. The strips may look a little wide but they will shrink during cooking.

    Sliced Arrachera

    Preheat a thick bottomed pan to hot. Add 1 tbsp. of cooking oil and then place the meat in the pan and salt well.

    Cooking Arrachera 1

    The meat will give off a lot of liquid while cooking.

    Cooking Arrachera 2

    When the liquid has evaporated and the meat is nicely browned. It is ready to serve.

    Cooking Arrachera 3

    Serving

    Place 2 or 3 strips of the cooked meat on a warm tortilla and serve with your favorite salsa, charred spring onions, and sliced limes. We served our tacos with this fresh tomatillo salsa verde, a hot tangy salsa that stands up to the bold flavor of the beef.

    Skirt Steak Arrachera Tacos
    Arrachera Tacos
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    Arrachera (Skirt Steak) Tacos Recipe

    Arrachera (skirt steak) tacos served with a fresh tomatillo verde salsa and charred spring onions on corn tortillas, just like they serve in Northern Mexico. An easy taco recipe you can have ready fast.
    Course Tacos
    Cuisine Mexican
    Keyword beef, flank steak, skirt steak, tacos
    Prep Time 5 minutes minutes
    Cook Time 15 minutes minutes
    Total Time 20 minutes minutes
    Servings 12 tacos
    Calories 473kcal
    Author Douglas Cullen

    Ingredients

    • 2 lbs. arrachera skirt steak
    • 12 corn tortillas
    • Salt
    • 1 bunch of spring onions.
    • 2 cups of your favorite salsa – We recommend this fresh salsa verde.
    • 8 limes

    Instructions

    Cooking the Onions

    • Preheat a dry heavy-bottomed pan to medium-hot and place the spring onions in the pan.
    • When the onions have browned well on one side turn. Repeat until the onions are browned on all sides.
    • Set aside while you cook the meat.

    Cooking the Arrachera

    • Slice the meat into ¾" wide strips that are about 3" long.
    • Preheat a thick bottomed pan to hot. Add 1 tbsp. of cooking oil and then place the meat in the pan and salt well.
    • The meat will give off a lot of liquid while cooking. Turn once a minute.
    • When the liquid has evaporated and the meat is nicely browned. It is ready to serve.

    Serving

    • Place 2 or 3 strips of the cooked meat on a warm tortilla and serve with your favorite salsa, charred spring onions, and sliced limes.

    Notes

    The salsa we used for this recipe already includes onion and cilantro. If you use a different salsa, you can top with some finely chopped onion and cilantro which is a tasty addition.

    Nutrition

    Calories: 473kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 44g | Fat: 16g | Sodium: 906mg | Sugar: 4g

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    Reader Interactions

    Comments

    1. Ur Girl says

      April 12, 2019 at 3:10 pm

      What a joke lol

      Reply
    2. Eric says

      July 14, 2019 at 4:16 pm

      These tacos are very good. Easy to make. Thanks!

      Reply
    3. Lurker says

      October 23, 2020 at 8:10 am

      Is this”recipe” for real? 😂

      Reply
    4. Bill says

      April 07, 2021 at 11:26 am

      1 star
      There is supposed to be a marinade.

      Reply
    5. Brenda says

      August 07, 2021 at 6:15 am

      5 stars
      Perfect, traditional Norther Mexico Arrachera tacos…. Thanks!

      Reply

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