BISTEC TACOS RECIPES

Steps:

• Marinade:.
• In a food processor, add the orange juice, lime juice, oil, cilantro, cumin and salt. Puree the marinade until smooth.
• Place the skirt steak in a large Ziploc bag.
• Pour the marinade in the Ziploc bag with the skirt steak and seal the bag. Squeeze out as much air as possible. (vacuum sealing works great too!).
• Shake bag to ensure the marinade is evenly distributed.
• Marinade from a few hours or overnight in the refrigerator.
• Lightly oil the hot grill (can use outdoor or indoor grill or broil in oven).
• Remove the steak from the Ziploc bag and drain off the marinade. Sprinkle the Julio's seasoning (or any fajita seasoning) to both sides of the steak.
• Grill streak for approximately 2-3 minutes each side, more or less depending on your temperature preference.
• Remove steak from grill and let rest for about 10 - 15 minutes. For oven, use the broiler and broil each side for 3-4 minutes (should be cooked to medium).
• Cut meat into tiny cube pieces.
• Sauce:.
• Place ranch dressing mix, mayo, milk, lime juice, garlic, cilantro, green salsa and hot sauce in a blender.
• Blend the sauce until smooth.
• Sample it and add hot sauce more or less to taste.
• Make it several hours ahead of time to allow it to thicken.
• To prepare the tacos:.
• Warm the tortillas in a skillet or microwave just until warm.
• Add the steak pieces.
• Add onions.
• Add cilantro.
• Top with lime dressing.
• ENJOY!

Steps:

• Rinse all of the ingredients except the beef in water
• THE SAUCE
• Remove the seeds from the serrano chiles
• Peel the garlic clove
• Place a large pot of water to boil
• While the water is coming to a boil, score the tomatoes
• When the water has boiled add all of the tomatoes
• Cook the tomatoes until the skins start to separate, about 1 minute
• Plunge the tomatoes into ice-cold water. This helps the skins peel away and stops the tomatoes from cooking more
• Peel the tomatoes when they are cool to the touch
• Slice the tomatoes in half
• Remove the seeds from the tomatoes
• Add the tomatoes, serrano chiles, garlic clove and water to your blender jar
• Blend until smooth, about 1 minute
• COOKING THE DISH
• Slice the beef into 1/2" by 2" strips
• Slice the onions into 1/2" by 2" strips
• Preheat a large frying pan to medium-hot
• Add 2 tablespoons of cooking oil to the pan
• Add the onions to the pan
• Cook the onions until they are just starting to brown, about 6 to 7 minutes
• Remove the onions from the pan
• Add 1 more tablespoon of cooking oil to the pan
• Add the beef
• Cook the beef, until it has released its juice and most of the juice has evaporated, about 6 to 7 minutes
• Return the onions to the pan and stir to incorporate with the beef
• Pour the blended sauce into the pan
• Reduce the heat and simmer until the sauce has reduced and little liquid is left, about 15 minutes