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. 1--- Shredded Beef ---
2. 2Place the beef, 1/2 onion, and garlic in a pot. Cover with 1" of water.
3. 3Bring 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. 4Cut the meat into 2” to 3 “ strips. Then use your fingers to pull the meat apart into thin strips.
5. 5Heat 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. 6Add 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. 7--- Garnish ---
8. 8Remove the stem from the cilantro and discard. Very finely chop the cilantro.
9. 9Very finely chop the remaining 1/2 white onion.
10. 10Cut the limes into quarters.
11. 11--- Serving ---
12. 12Heat the tortillas on a comal or griddle.
13. 13Place 2 tbsp. shredded beef on each tortilla.
14. 14Top with a sprinkle of chopped onion, cilantro, a squirt of lime and a spoonful of your favorite salsa.