Tacos Al Carbon
Tacos al Carbon are smoky, grilled tacos with bold flavor and simple, authentic ingredients—perfect for easy, delicious meals.
Servings: 12 tacos
Calories: 157kcal
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbs Thin steak like skirt steak
- Salt
- Pepper
- 12 Corn Tortillas
- ¼ cup Cilantro chopped
- ½ White Onion chopped
- Limes
- 1-2 tbs Oil for frying tortillas
- Salsa of choice
Instructions
- Preheat grill.*
- Sprinkle both sides of the steak with salt and pepper. Place on grill and cook for 2 minutes, then flip and cook for 2-4 more minutes, until done.1 ½ lbs Thin steak, Salt, Pepper
- While the meat is cooking, chop the onion and cilantro, and cut the limes into wedges.¼ cup Cilantro, ½ White Onion chopped, Limes
- Remove cooked streak from the grill and slice into small pieces.
- Heat 2 tsps oil in a small fry pan; once hot, add a corn tortilla. Fry* for 20-30 seconds, flip and repeat, then remove from the fry pan. Repeat with remaining tortillas, adding 1-2 more teaspoons of oil when needed.12 Corn Tortillas, 1-2 tbs Oil for frying tortillas
- Assemble tacos with meat, cilantro, onion, jalapenos and your favorite salsa.Salsa of choice
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Notes
Tips and Tricks
- Traditional tacos al carbon are made over charcoal, but cooked on a gas grill worked great too.
- I like these tacos with a softer shell, which is lightly browned and warm from frying, but if you want a crisper shell, fry the tortilla until crisp.
Nutrition
Calories: 157kcal | Carbohydrates: 12g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 50mg | Potassium: 231mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 65IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 26mg | Iron: 1mg