The BEST Skirt Steak Tacos You’ll Ever Make (with Fresh Avocado Salsa!) 🌮🔥

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has a higher smoke point and is healthier.

lime juice

🥗Healthier: lemon juice

💰Cheaper: vinegar

Vinegar can provide acidity at a lower cost.

corn tortillas

🥗Healthier: whole wheat tortillas

💰Cheaper: flour tortillas

Flour tortillas are often less expensive.

avocado

🥗Healthier: guacamole

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Sour cream offers creaminess at a lower price.

Receive delivery of 1.5 pounds inner skirt steak from Wellness Farms.

Split the skirt steak down the center into two pieces for better pan searing.

Season the steak with Aleppo pepper, dad's SNP seasoning, and smoked paprika.

Rub the seasoning into the steak using extra virgin olive oil and a touch of butter in the pan.

Heat a carbon steel pan until very hot, then add the seasoned skirt steak.

Cook the steak, flipping it halfway through, until nicely blackened.

While the steak cooks, prepare a simple salsa by chopping Roma tomatoes and red onion.

Dice the avocado for an avocado-style salsa, adding it to the tomato mixture.

Add chopped chives to the salsa for flavor, and season with mirin cooking wine, smoked paprika, Aleppo pepper, and salt.

Crush fresh garlic and mix it into the salsa to enhance flavor.

Once the steak is cooked, remove it from the pan and let it rest.

Toast corn tortillas directly over the flame or in the pan, rubbing them in the leftover meat juices for added flavor.

Slice the rested skirt steak and lay it on the toasted tortillas.

Top the steak with grated fontina cheese and the prepared salsa.

Cooking Techniques

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