Quite simply the best meal we have had this summer. Perfect for a BBQ Best steak for steak tacos night with a cold beer.
This post is brought to you by Beef. It’s What’s For Dinner on behalf of the Beef Checkoff. The charred tortilla around that juicy, flavorful beef would almost be enough in and of itself, but then we have the tangy kick from the chimichurri, the salty cotija and fresh cilantro on top, a few scattered red onions, and a creamy guac tucked into the side. We’ve talked about my dinner club, right? Almost every time we get together, we leave with sore abs from all the laughter and clean eyes from crying it out.
One other thing we do: EAT REALLY GOOD FOOD. We all land somewhere on the foodie spectrum, so trying new recipes and going totally overboard on sides, appetizers, desserts is kind of standard practice. Which is how I got introduced to these ROCKIN’ chimichurri steak tacos. Chimichurri Steak Tacos – spicy marinated grilled steak, a quick chimi sauce, and all your other favorite toppings. It’s so easy and so good.
I think traditionally uses parsley, but in this case, I went for parsley AND cilantro because this saucy wonder is destined for taco greatness. We grilled these tacos at my friend Ang’s house! The steak sat in a nice lil’ marinade for a few hours before we started, which was a big deal in terms of the flavor of the meat. It was pretty solidly green because of all the yummy stuff in it: jalapeño, lime, and cilantro.
It looked a little scary pre-grilling, BUT OMG SO GOOD. We tried two different cuts of meat: sirloin steak and flank steak. The pictures show sirloin steak on the grill, but just know that we also love and recommend flank steak. FYI we had an audience member named Odie who was super interested in what was going on and was compulsively licking his lips. Maybe you and your furball can relate. When the meat was grilled, we let it rest, sliced it up and served it on some charred tortillas. This is actual footage of me living my best summer life.