El Salvadorian Tacos (Carne Asada) - Cooking with Black Iowa

shredded beef

🥗Healthier: grilled chicken

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Ground beef is often more affordable and still flavorful.

salsa roja

🥗Healthier: fresh pico de gallo

💰Cheaper: store-bought salsa

Pico de gallo is fresher and lower in preservatives.

black beans

🥗Healthier: lentils

💰Cheaper: canned beans

Canned beans save time and are budget-friendly.

corn tortillas

🥗Healthier: whole wheat tortillas

💰Cheaper: flour tortillas

Flour tortillas can be less expensive and still delicious.

Marinate the skirt steak with minced garlic, onion powder, mustard, soy sauce, steak seasoning, and a splash of Budweiser.

Let the meat marinate overnight.

Grill the marinated skirt steak until cooked through.

Warm the corn tortillas on the grill.

Cut the grilled carne asada into small pieces for tacos.

Prepare pico de gallo by chopping roma tomatoes, half a white onion, and cilantro.

Assemble the tacos by doubling up the corn tortillas and filling them with carne asada and pico de gallo.

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