These Flank Steak Street Tacos are perfect for your next taco Tuesday! Topped with a fresh pico de gallo that puts these babies over the top! This post may contain affiliate links. Read my disclosure policy here.
I wish every day was taco day, I mean I love them that much! These Chipotle-Lime Flank Steak Street Tacos are so easy and full of flavor. Marinated in lime juice, garlic, Chipotle, and cilantro seared on a super hot skillet or grill. YUM!
What is flank steak?
Flank steak is a long flat rather oddly shaped cut of meat. It has an intense beef flavor, that is great for marinades. This cut of meat needs to be cooked at high heat and fast, or else it can easily become dry and tough.
Skirt steak can often be used instead of flank steak in many recipes. Both cuts of meat need to be sliced thinly against the grain, for optimal tenderness. Flank steak or skirt steak are both fantastic for tacos and best when cooked to medium-rare.
Let's take a quick look at the ingredient list:
- Flank steak (skirt steak will also work)
- lime juice
- chipotle peppers
- cilantro
- salt
- olive oil
- red onions
- jalapeno
- tomatoes
Recipe Tips
- Marinade for 8 hours for optimal flavor
- Cook the steak to medium rare and slice thinly against the grain.
- If your not sure how to tell when the steak is done I highly recommend using a digital meat thermometer.
- Let the meat rest for 10 minutes before slicing.
- I used white corn tortillas, but flour tortillas are another great option.
- I highly recommend grilling the tortillas, it adds a nice layer of flavor.
Toppings for steak tacos
- Cheese, I use cotija but any cheese will work
- Pica De Gallo
- Guacamole
- Sour cream
- Salsa
What to serve with this recipe
- Restaurant Style Mexican Rice
- Mexican Corn Salad
- Cilantro Lime Rice
- Fire Roasted Salsa
- Mexican Watermelon Salsa
More Mexican Recipes
- Mexican Pizza
- Slow Cooker Beef Burrito
- Cajun Shrimp Fajitas
- Crunchwrap Supreme
- Green Chili Chicken Enchiladas
- Crispy Shrimp Tacos
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Chipotle-Lime Flank Steak Street Tacos
These Flank Steak Street Tacos are perfect for your next taco Tuesday! Topped with a fresh pico de gallo that puts these babies over the top!
Ingredients
- 2 lbs flank steak
- Juice of 4 limes
- 4 chipotle peppers diced plus 2 tablespoons adobo sauce
- 1/2 cup chopped cilantro
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves diced
- 1/2 cup diced red onions
- 1 jalapeño pepper, seeded and diced
- 3 Roma tomatoes diced
- 3/4 cup chopped cilantro
- juice of 2 limes
- 1 1/2 teaspoon salt
- corn tortillas or flour tortillas
- Cotija cheese
Instructions
- In a small bowl add lime juice, chipotles and adobo sauce, salt, garlic, cilantro and olive oil mix until combined. in a large ziplock bag add flank steak and pour marinade in. Refrigerate for 4-8 hours.
- Heat a cast iron skillet or grill on high. Remove the steak from marinade and place it on the hot skillet/grill for about 4-5 minutes then flip and cook another 4-5 minutes for medium rare. Or until desired doneness.
- Let steak rest 10-15 minutes. Then slice in thin slices against the grain.
- Pica de gallo- Combine onions, jalapeños, tomatoes and chopped cilantro in a large bowl. Squeeze in the juice of 2 limes and add the salt. Mix until combined Add more salt to taste
Notes
You can also use skirt steak, or flap meat.
If you have leftover chipotle peppers in adobo sauce just through it all in a freezer baggie and freeze it for other recipes.
Nutrition Information
Yield
4Serving Size
4 ServingsAmount Per Serving Calories 756Total Fat 35gSaturated Fat 10gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 21gCholesterol 181mgSodium 1727mgCarbohydrates 46gFiber 6gSugar 21gProtein 67g
Nutrition Disclaimer: All information presented on this site is intended for informational purposes only. I am not a certified nutritionist and any nutritional information shared on butteryourbiscuit.com should only be used as a general guideline.
I'm so glad you loved it Bri! Thanks for the excellent rating 🙂
Excellent and super easy recipe! Will be making this time and time again.
Awesome Lori! I am so happy you and your family loved it. Thank you for coming back here to share that with me, and for the great review 🙂
OMG!!! This was one of the best taco recipes I have ever tried!! My whole family loved it including my picky kids. My son and I were eating the pico with tortilla chips after the steak was gone. Love this recipe and looking forward to trying more of your recipes 🙂
The longer you marinade the more flavor get into the meat. I recommend giving it as much time as you can. Hope this helps Nessa 🙂
Do you have to marinate for 4-8 hours? I want to make for tonight but don’t have that much time
Oh yay I'm so glad you love it! Thank you for the 5 star rating and coming back here to share that with me 🙂
Love this! I make this all the time - it has officially replaced my previous marinade, which I have to say was the bombdiggity! But this one is better! I use flap meat, just because we prefer it over flank, but man, delicious!
Woohoo! So happy to hear that Joy! And thank you for the 5 stars and coming back here to let me know 🙂
Loved this recipe so much I made it again the next day!
Oh Yay Tiffanie! I'm so glad you love them. The grill I use is linked in my post but I'll attach it here for you 🙂 https://amzn.to/2H7D0Kz
Hi! Love the recipe!! Would you share the type of electric grill you use in your video? [email protected]
Thank you! I had no idea I could freeze the leftover-what a great idea
Never a dumb question Crystal. Chipotle peppers come in a can and they are in a adobo red sauce. Dice up the chipotle peppers and also add 2 tablespoons of the sauce. You can freeze the left over chipotle peppers and sauce in a freezer baggie for another use. Hope this helps Crystal 🙂
So looking forward to trying this receipie!! But I did have a question. Should i use chipotle peppers IN adobo sauce or peppers AND sauce? Sorry if that's a dumb question but I'm new to Mexican receipies
Oh Yay Laura! I'm so glad you loved it. And thank you for taking the time to come back here to share that 🙂
I made this last weekend. Delicious 😋 definitely a keeper.
Lol I have no idea Chewy My video editor does it.
Im going to make this but I first need to know who is the music by in the video??? I love it.
Oh yay Jazmin! I am so glad to hear that, thank you for coming back and letting me know 🙂
I made this the other day and my husband and I absolutely loved it! He normally doesn't like limes but the steaks came out very juicy and tender with so much flavor bursting in your mouth that it's safe to say it is now one of our favorite recipes!!!