No-grilled flank steak tacos
These no-grilled flank steak tacos will be the most unique beef tacos you've ever tried. So simple, so easy, and so delicious tacos.
Servings: 10 tacos
Ingredients
- 10 soft flour tortillas or corn tortillas
- ½ lb flank steak thinly sliced
- ¼ tsp Kosher salt
- 1 dash ground black pepper
Toppings
- 1 small white onion sliced, sauteed
- 1 medium red/yellow bell pepper sliced, sauteed
- ¼ c crushed roasted peanut see notes
- 1 tbsp fried garlic
Garnish
- cilantro chopped (or parsley)
Sides
- pickled jalapeno
- pickled gherkin
- chili garlic fish sauce see notes
Lime juice mixture
- ½ c lime juice
- 3 garlic gloves peeled, minced
- 1 oz fish sauce or 2 tbsp
- ¼ c sugar
- 2 Thai chilies minced
Instructions
Sear the beef
- In a small stainless steel mixing bowl, season slices of flank steak with salt and pepper then mix well to incorporate everything.½ lb flank steak, ¼ tsp Kosher salt, 1 dash ground black pepper
- Heat 2 tbsp of vegetable oil in a large sautéed pan over medium high heat.
- Add the beef into the pan and quickly sear for 1 to 2 minutes until the beef partially change color. There are still some redness left on the beef.
- Quickly turn off the heat and transfer seared beef to a plate or a pan. Wait for the beef cool down at room temperature about 10-15 minutes
Lime juice mixture
- In a large stainless steel mixing bowl, combine all the mixture ingredients and mix until sugar dissolved completely.3 garlic gloves, 1 oz fish sauce, ¼ c sugar, 2 Thai chilies, ½ c lime juice
- Set aside for later use.
Curing process
- When the seared beef are cool down, submerge them completely in lime juice mixture until the meat turn light brown, approximately 30 minutes (max 1 hour).
- After 30 minutes, transfer flank steak to a clean bowl and discard the lime juice mixture.
Serving
- On a flour tortilla, put 2-3 slices of cured flank steak, top them with your choice of toppings and served with your choice of sauce on the side.10 soft flour tortillas, 1 small white onion, 1 medium red/yellow bell pepper, ¼ c crushed roasted peanut, cilantro, pickled jalapeno, pickled gherkin, chili garlic fish sauce, 1 tbsp fried garlic
Notes
Toppings ideas and sides suggestions
- Serve with any sauce on the side for these no-grilled flank steak tacos. I made my own sauce (chili garlic fish sauce) but you can go with any sauce that have a little kick of sourness and spiciness. Like salsa verde or salsa roja.
- Sauteed vegetables are best to go with these beef tacos. Such as sauteed white onion or bell peppers.
- Roasted nuts make the best topping. These beef ceviche-style tacos are best to served with crushed roasted peanuts or candied walnuts.