Seared Steak Tacos

Name: Seared Steak Tacos
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 3 tbsp olive oil, plus a little extra for cooking; 2 tsp ground cumin; 2 tsp smoked paprika; 4 garlic cloves, crushed; 2 × 225 g sirloin steaks (dry-aged if possible); 2 red onions, cut into wedges; 1 red pepper, cut into 1 cm slices; 1 orange pepper, cut into 1 cm slices; 8-12 corn tortillas; 1 romaine lettuce, shredded; 2 ripe avocadoes, stoned, peeled and sliced; finely grated rind and juice of 1 lime; 200 ml soured cream; 1 × 200 g jar of pickled jalapeños, drained; 20 g fresh coriander, leaves stripped and stalks chopped; 200 g mixed red and yellow cherry tomatoes, diced; 200 g mixed red and yellow cherry tomatoes, diced; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper; sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
40 min

Appears in

Neven Maguire's Midweek Meals

By Neven Maguire

Published 2020

About

Serve these steak tacos on a large board in the centre of the table with plenty of accompaniments and allow everyone to dig in. If you do make it in advance just make sure that you allow the steaks to come back up to room temperature before cooking.

Ingredients

juice of 1 lime, plus extra wedges to garnish
3 tbsp olive oil, plus a

Main course
Gluten-free

Method

Put the lime juice in a shallow non-metallic dish and add the oil, cumin, smoked paprika and garlic. Add the steaks and turn to coat, then add the onion wedges and peppers, tossing to take up the rest of the marinade. Cover with cling film and marinate for at least 20 minutes at room temperature or up to 24 hours in the fridge.

To make the crema, put half of both the lime rind and juice