Description
Easy and flavorful. You will love these tacos! You can use top sirloin, New York, filet mignon or similar cuts of beef.
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds boneless beef top sirloin, cut into thin bite-size slices
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- crushed red pepper to taste
- 1 lime
- 1 (28 ounce) can tomatillos
- 2 fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded
- 4 tablespoons canola oil, divided
- 1 (10.5 ounce) can beef broth
- 12 (6 inch) corn tortillas
- ½ large onion, chopped
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
- 1 avocado – peeled, pitted and sliced
- 1 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
- 1 lemon
Instructions
- Place sliced meat into a shallow bowl
- and season with salt
- black pepper
- and crushed red pepper. Squeeze the lime juice over the meat
- and turn until evenly coated. Cover
- and refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- In a blender or food processor
- combine tomatillo and jalapeno. Puree for 15 to 20 seconds
- or until thick. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Carefully pour in tomatillo mixture. Cook
- stirring frequently
- for 5 minutes. Stir in beef broth. Reduce heat
- and simmer for 20 to 30 minutes
- or until mixture coats a spoon. Transfer mixture to a serving dish.
- Heat tablespoon oil in a large skillet over high heat. Stir in 1/3 of the beef
- and saute for 1 minute. Transfer to serving dish. Repeat with remaining beef. Meanwhile
- heat tortillas in the oven or microwave
- according to package instructions.
- To serve
- place two tortillas on top of each other. Add desired amount of meat
- spoon over some tomatillo mixture. Top with onions
- tomatoes
- avocado and cilantro. Garnish with a wedge of lemon
- to be squeezed over taco before eating.
Prep Time: 30 mins
Cook Time: 45 mins
Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Servings: 6