Mexican street tacos de bistec with quick pickled onions and avocado salsa
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Ingredients
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- 2–3 lb thinly sliced ribeye steaks
- 1 whole onions
- 6–8 whole limes
- salt
- black pepper
Season the very thinly sliced ribeye steaks on both sides with salt and black pepper, pressing it in. Let sit a few minutes.
Quick pickled onions: trim the onion, halve it and cut into strips. Rinse in a strainer and transfer to a bowl.
- 1 whole chile habanero
- chile serrano
Cut the serrano into rounds and slice the habanero; add to the onions. Use gloves when chopping hot peppers.
- salt
- black pepper
- oregano
Squeeze lime juice over until the onions and peppers are covered. Season with salt, black pepper and oregano, mix, and set aside until serving.
- 3 whole avocados
- ½ whole lime
- onion
- 3 cloves garlic cloves
- 2 whole chiles serranos
- salt
- black pepper
- cilantro
- ½ cup water
Avocado salsa: in a blender combine the avocados, juice of half a lime, a piece of onion, the garlic, two serranos, salt, black pepper, cilantro and half a cup of water (or milk for a creamier salsa). Blend until smooth.
- lard
Heat a little lard (or oil) on a griddle over medium-high until it smokes.
Chop the steak or leave whole. Fill each tortilla with steak, avocado salsa, cilantro and pickled onions.
Assembling and tasting