These Steak Tacos are tender and full of amazing flavor. They can be grilled or cooked on the stove top and then just add your favorite toppings! A perfect weeknight meal or fancy enough to serve to guests.
Combine olive oil, garlic, jalapeno (I used half of it), salt, cumin, chili powder and juice of 2 limes.
Add steak to mixture and make sure all pieces are well coated.
Marinade in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours. (in a bowl or a zippered plastic storage bag.
Heat up grill and cook steak to desired doneness (I like it medium)
Let rest for a few minutes and then slice meat against the grain.
Cook flour tortillas and then sprinkle with Mexican Blend Cheese and put in oven to melt cheese. If you are using precooked tortillas just sprinkle with cheese, place on a baking sheet and put into oven to melt cheese (350 degrees F)
Top with meat, lettuce and pico or salsa.
Squeeze fresh lime juice over the top.
Notes
A good steak. I used sirloin steak and I highly recommend it. The steak is marinaded in a mixture of olive oil, garlic, salt, cumin, chili powder, and jalapeño. The meat is tender and full of amazing flavor.
Grill your meat. I grilled the meat on my BBQ but you could use a grill pan inside as well. Be sure to not overcook the meat. I cooked ours to medium, you want some pink in the middle, it makes the meat more tender.
Use a good tortilla. The other part of the Costa Vida taco that I love is the tortilla. They make their tortillas fresh all day long. The best and easiest way I have found to duplicate that at home is to buy the uncooked flour tortillas at the grocery store. They also carry them at Costco.
Top tortilla with cheese. At Costa Vida they make the flour tortilla and then top it with some cheese and put the tortilla in the oven to melt the cheese, so that's what I did too. I used a Mexican cheese blend.