Today is National Taco Day and being that I am a proud Texan and Mexican I have to share one of my newest and favorite taco recipes. I love tacos! I mainly love tacos because anyone can make a taco out of anything, there is no set rule on what should go into a taco, it’s whatever your heart desires. Or as my mama says, pues todos pueden hacer un taco, en India tienen el naan y hacen un taco- es como una tortilla, todo el mundo le encantan los tacos. As she would say in beautifully broken English, everyone makes a taco, in India they make their version of a taco with Naan which is like a tortilla, so you see the whole world loves tacos. I love it!
On this post I created a light refreshing taco that has a nice kick and zing in the end. I also featured this recipe on an episode I did with Kandolite and Kezhal from KFOX last week. It was a hit, I converted some of the traditional males we know that hate eating salad or greens and was quite pleased seeing them go back for more- these tacos are quite addicting. The key to make this taco a hit is the lime, sea salt, and Thai Chile because without these three ingredients you have an epic dud, so make sure to add extra lime and add as much or little Thai Chile as you can handle.
Buen Provecho!
Avocado, Lime, Thai Chile, Steak & Romaine Heart, Tomato Taco
Printable Version
Yield: Serves 4 Total Time: 30 minutes
Ingredients:
– 1- 2lbs of stew/cubed beef
– ½ cup of water
– Packet of Romaine Hearts
– 2-3 Tomatoes
– 2-3 Avocados
– 5-7 Thai Chiles
– ½ Teaspoon of Cumin
– ½ Teaspoon of Onion Powder
– ½ Teaspoon of Garlic Powder
– ½ Teaspoon of Rubbed Sage Powder
– ¼ Teaspoon of Himalayan Pink Sea
Salt
Equipment Needed:
– Colander
– Cutting Board
– Knife
– 1 Pan
– Measuring Spoon
– Wooden Spatula
– Serving Plate
Prep:
– Get your tomatoes and rinse the tomatoes and slice into thin pieces
– Get your Thai Chiles and rinse the Thai Chiles and slice into thin pieces horizontally
– Get your avocados and slice the avocados into small cubes ensuring the peel and pit
is removed
– Get your limes and cut in half and set aside
– Open your packet of romaine hearts and rinse and set aside to drain
– Get your beef and slice the cubes into thin pieces and set aside
Directions:
Beef
– Get your pan and put ½ a cup of water into it and turn the gas/electric knob to a
medium setting
– Get your thinly sliced pieces of beef and season them with a ½ teaspoon of
cumin, ½ teaspoon of onion powder, ½ teaspoon of garlic powder, ½ teaspoon of
rubbed sage powder, and ¼ teaspoon of Pink Himalayan Sea Salt
– Once the beef is seasoned then place in the pan and cook until it is medium to
well done (depending on your liking)
Avocado, Lime, Thai Chile, Steak & Romaine Heart, Tomato Taco
– After the steak is cooked and gently cooled down gather your remaining
ingredients
– Get your serving dish and place a romaine heart onto the dish then fill with a
spoonful of beef, a spoonful of avocados, a ½ teaspoon of Thai Chile, and a few
sliced tomatoes
– Then you will get your lime and squeeze some lime juice over the filling and
garnish with a dash or two of grinded Pink Himalayan Sea Salt
– Repeat this process until you finish the beef
***** Season to suit your taste buds*****