Light Tacos

Name: Light Tacos
Prep time: 1 h 18 min
Cook time: 1 h 18 min
Total time: 1 h 18 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 avocado, peeled, pitted, and thinly sliced; 1 head butter lettuce, leaves separated; 1 kilograms flank steak; 2 teaspoons chopped fresh cilantro; 4 cloves garlic, halved and smashed, divided; 1 green onion, thinly sliced; 1 lime, juiced; 237 milliliters light-colored beer, preferably lager; 79 milliliters low-sodium soy sauce; 1 onion, peeled and thinly sliced, divided; 1 orange, unpeeled and thinly sliced, divided; 8 servings Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 1 serrano chile, seeded and minced

Light Tacos might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 246 calories, 29g of protein, and 10g of fat per serving. This recipe serves 8. Head to the store and pick up juice of lime, green onion, onion, and a few other things to make it today. To use up the onion you could follow this main course with the Candy Corn Cupcakes as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 18 minutes. This recipe is typical of Mexican cuisine.

Instructions

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For the steak: Scatter half the orange slices, half the onion slices, and half the garlic pieces on the bottom of a glass dish large enough to hold the flank steak.

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Orange Slices

Flank Steak

Garlic

Onion

Steak

Sprinkle the flank steak all over with salt and pepper and place in the prepared baking dish. Scatter the remaining oranges, onions, and garlic over the flank steak and pour the beer over. Cover with plastic wrap and let stand for 1 hour at room temperature or overnight in the fridge.

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Salt And Pepper

Flank Steak

Orange

Garlic

Onion

Beer

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Baking Pan

Place a grill pan over medium-high heat or preheat a gas or charcoal grill.

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Grill Pan

Grill

Remove the meat from the marinade. Discard the marinade. Grill the steak to desired doneness, about 4 minutes per side for medium-rare.

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Marinade

Steak

Meat

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Grill

Let the steak rest for 10 minutes.

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Steak

Transfer the grilled flank steak to a cutting board and cut crosswise into strips.

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Flank Steak

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Cutting Board

For the salsa: In a small bowl mix together the salsa ingredients.

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Salsa

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Bowl

To assemble: Using the butter lettuce leaves, make tacos using slices of flank steak and avocados.

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Butter Lettuce Leaves

Flank Steak

Avocado

Drizzle with the salsa.

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Salsa

Cook's Note: The marinated steak can also be broiled.

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Steak

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Servings:

avocado, peeled, pitted, and thinly sliced 1head

butter lettuce, leaves separated 1kilograms

flank steak 2teaspoons

chopped fresh cilantro 4cloves

garlic, halved and smashed, divided 1

green onion, thinly sliced 1

lime, juiced 237milliliters

light-colored beer, preferably lager 79milliliters

low-sodium soy sauce 1

onion, peeled and thinly sliced, divided 1

orange, unpeeled and thinly sliced, divided 8servings

Salt and freshly ground black pepper 1

serrano chile, seeded and minced

Recommended wine: Pinot Noir, Riesling, Sparkling Rose

Mexican on the menu? Try pairing with Pinot Noir, Riesling, and Sparkling rosé. Acidic white wines like riesling or low-tannin reds like pinot noir can work well with Mexican dishes. Sparkling rosé is a safe pairing too. The Jimmy John's Vin De Sandwich Pinot Noir with a 4.7 out of 5 star rating seems like a good match. It costs about 30 dollars per bottle.