A few weeks ago, I posted a recipe for Korean BBQ Tacos, after I watched an episode of Food Network’s Diner Drive-ins and Dives. I think it was in the same episode where Guy pops into a food truck and they demoed a recipe for steak tacos with chimichurri sauce. It looked amazing!
I have made chimichurri sauce before, and it is such a punchy and bright sauce. It packs a ton of flavor into a little amount. It is also made with fresh ingredients like cilantro, garlic and olive oil, and it pulls together in a zip. Plus, it comes out to be the most vibrant, beautiful hue of green.
I recently acquired a cast iron skillet, and have been using it at every opportunity. I know that steaks are traditionally cooked on the grill, but if you haven’t tried cooking one in a cast iron skillet, it is definitely worth a try. It creates a nice golden brown crust on the outside and gives it tremendous flavor, while still keeping the steak juicy.
I paired my homemade chimichurri sauce with a cast iron skillet sirloin steak, and put them into some lightly fried corn tortillas, threw in some cherry tomatoes and a little sour cream on top, and it was amazing. It had tons of well-balanced flavor with the bold chimichurri sauce, the salty and juicy steak, and the sour cream cut through with a cool note. Perfection.
I hope you’ll try it and let me know what you think!
Table of Contents
Steak Tacos with Chimichurri Sauce
- 1 pound sirloin steak
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 8 corn tortillas
- chimichurri sauce (recipe below)
- cherry tomatoes, quartered
- sour cream
Add olive oil to a pan or cast iron skillet and warm over medium-high heat. Salt and pepper both sides of the steak. Once the pan is warm, add steak, and sear to get a good crust (3 – 5 minutes), flip and sear the other side. Continue cooking until desired doneness, then remove from heat and allow to rest for 5 minutes. Cut into thin strips.
In the same pan, add a little more olive oil, and lightly fry the corn tortillas, cooking around 30 seconds a side. You want them to get warm and pliable, but not cook them so long it gets crunchy.
To assemble: pile steak onto warm tortilla, and top it with a drizzle of chimichurri sauce, some cherry tomatoes and a spoonful of sour cream. Throw some chimichurri sauce into a cup on the side for dipping!
Printable Recipe – Steak Tacos with Chimichurri Sauce
Steak Tacos with Chimichurri Sauce
Ingredients
Chimichurri Sauce
- 1 large bunch of cilantro leaves
- 4 cloves of garlic
- 1 jalapeno stem and seeds removed (optional)
- 1/4 cup red or white wine vinegar
- salt and pepper to taste
- 2/3 cup olive oil
Tacos
- 1 pound sirloin steak
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 12 corn tortillas
- chimichurri sauce recipe below
- cherry tomatoes quartered
- sour cream
Instructions
Chimichurri Sauce
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Add the cilantro, garlic, jalapeno (if using) vinegar, salt and pepper to a blender, and blend until combined, but don't over process. Whisk in the olive oil.
Tacos
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Add olive oil to a pan or cast iron skillet and warm over medium-high heat. Salt and pepper both sides of the steak. Once the pan is warm, add steak, and sear to get a good crust (3 - 5 minutes), flip and sear the other side. Continue cooking until desired doneness, then remove from heat and allow to rest for 5 minutes. Cut into thin strips.
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In the same pan, add a little more olive oil, and lightly fry the corn tortillas, cooking around 30 seconds a side. You want them to get warm and pliable, but not cook them so long it gets crunchy.
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To assemble: pile steak onto warm tortilla, and top it with a drizzle of chimichurri sauce, some cherry tomatoes and a spoonful of sour cream. Throw some chimichurri sauce into a cup on the side for dipping!
Video – Steak Tacos with Chimichurri Sauce
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This looks absolutely delicious! I would love to try making this next week for my family. 🙂 I think I also saw the episode you’re talking about as well – love getting inspiration from that show! Thanks so much for linking up this post at #TheHappyHomeLife linky party!
Thanks for hosting the party!
Well this looks delicious!! We are hosting our own link party called the Alder Collective, and would love to have you come link up! http://www.currentlykelsie.com/2015/10/the-alder-collective-link-party-2.html There are over 1,000 followers on our Pinterest board, and all links are pinned!
Thanks Kelsie! I will be sure to visit the linky party – thanks!
Oo these look super delicious! I’m definitely going to give these a try 🙂
These look amazing!! Pinned the recipe to try with my family one night! 🙂
Pure deliciousness! This recipe looks amazing.
I actually just realized that I don’t have time to go to the grocery store in between work, school, and the orthodontist, so I was very happy to discover that this recipe includes ingredients that I happen to have in my fridge and freezer. Plus, my son and I harvested some tomatoes this weekend from our little backyard garden. Now I know what’s for supper!~Thanks 🙂
This recipe looks great! I have everything I need for your sauce in my garden or pantry. I should give it a try. 😀
I’ve never tried chimichuri sauce, I think I’ll have to make a point of it.
This meal looks delish, even at 11:37pm…I know what I’ll be dreaming of tonight!
I love Chimichurri Sauce! I never tried it with steak tacos though. I will now! Thanks for the idea.
This looks scrumptious. I fear I’d be the only one who would enjoy it in my home, but I’d love to try it that’s for sure. I love spicy food. Then you had to add in perfectly made steak to the mix too.
Thanks for sharing this dinner idea with us. It may be something I’ll have to make for myself one day.
Everything I love…I must make these! And…I have a love/hate relationship with guy! HA!