Shredded Beef Tacos Recipe

Authentic taquería style shredded beef tacos on corn tortillas garnished with finely chopped onion, cilantro, lime juice, and salsa verde or your favorite homemade salsa.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 lb. of skirt steak
- 1 large white onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
- 12 sprigs cilantro
- 12 to 16 small tortillas (taqueria size)
- 2 cups of your favorite salsa (We like salsa verde)
Instructions
- 1
--- Shredded Beef ---
- 2
Place the beef, 1/2 onion, and garlic in a pot. Cover with 1" of water.
- 3
Bring the water to a boil then reduce the heat and simmer for at least 1 hour. The meat is ready when you can pull the meat apart with your fingers.
- 4
Cut the meat into 2” to 3 “ strips. Then use your fingers to pull the meat apart into thin strips.
- 5
Heat 2 tbsp. of cooking oil in a large frying pan then add the shredded beef to the hot oil. Stir the beef and fry for 2 minutes until the beef is just starting to brown.
- 6
Add 1 tbsp. Worcestershire sauce and 1 /4 cup of the beef cooking broth and stir. Reduce the heat to low and simmer until the liquid has just evaporated.
- 7
--- Garnish ---
- 8
Remove the stem from the cilantro and discard. Very finely chop the cilantro.
- 9
Very finely chop the remaining 1/2 white onion.
- 10
Cut the limes into quarters.
- 11
--- Serving ---
- 12
Heat the tortillas on a comal or griddle.
- 13
Place 2 tbsp. shredded beef on each tortilla.
- 14
Top with a sprinkle of chopped onion, cilantro, a squirt of lime and a spoonful of your favorite salsa.
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