Main/Gyros

Steak Tacos

Time: 40 min Yields: tacos (with spare) Cost: $4.01 per taco Difficulty: 6/10

From Claudia, who has cooked it twice for dinner in Eastwood at time of writing. Written up in a handy recipe email for me to copy.

Ingredients

  • Beef rump steak 700 grams
  • Olive oil to taste
  • Red onion 1 whole
  • Avocado 1 whole
  • Shredded tasty cheese to taste
  • White wraps 8 whole

    • seasoning

  • Garlic powder 1 tsp
  • Coriander (seeds, ground) 1 tsp
  • Cumin (ground) 1 tsp
  • Paprika 1 tbsp
  • Brown sugar 1 tbsp
  • Chilli flakes a pinch
  • Salt 1.5 tsp
  • Pepper 1.5 tsp

    • sauce

  • Mayonnaise 0.25 cups
  • Lime 1 whole (3 tbsp juice)
  • Cumin (ground) 0.15 tsp
  • Paprika 0.25 tsp
  • Sriracha 0.5 tsp

Steps

  1. Remove steak from fridge, bring to room temperature for an hour on benchtop.
  2. Dice red onion and avocado into 1 cm cubes.
  3. Mix seasoning ingredients.
  4. Blot steak dry with paper towel, rub with oil then rub with seasoning mix.
  5. Heat 1 tbsp oil on high heat in a frying pan, fry steak for 5 minutes per side. Rest on cutting board covered loosely with foil for 10 minutes.
  6. In clean pan, warm tortillas and fold in half onto serving plate.
  7. Combine sauce ingredients in a jar.
  8. Dice steak into 2cm cubes.
  9. Serve all ingredients separately at table, as well as shredded cheese.