Name: Grilled Steak Street Tacos
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 14 min
Total time: 24 min
Yield: 8 street tacos
Ingredients: 1 pound top sirlion steak; Kosher salt (to taste); 1 tablespoon steak seasoning (or taco seasoning); 8 street taco tortillas (corn or flour* see notes above); 1 white onion (chopped); 1/2 bunch cilantro (chopped); Cotija cheese (kind of like a Mexican feta cheese, to taste)

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Grilled Steak Street Tacos are bursting with flavor. Tender steak combined with simple ingredients wrapped in corn or flour tortillas. Taco Tuesday can’t come soon enough!

Grilled Steak Street Tacos are my go-to recipe when taco cravings hit. I could probably eat about 30 of these steak street tacos in one sitting. They are SO delicious!

What are Street Tacos?

The main difference between street tacos and your typical taco is SIZE. Street tacos are a bit smaller than regular tacos. You are supposed to be able to easily hold one in your hand and eat it on the go, thus the name “street tacos”. They are versatile and can be made MANY different ways with MANY different fillings.

Best Fillings for Street Tacos

In addition to tender grilled steak, you could switch out the meat to just about anything! Grilled chicken, pulled pork, leftover roast beef, tilapia, even ground beef!
Same goes for the cheese. If you can’t find Cotija cheese, try feta, crumbled goat cheese, shredded cheddar or whatever you have on hand.
What I love most about street tacos is their simplicity. More often than not, they are made with only a few simple ingredients. Most of the street tacos I have had don’t even have a sauce or salsa on them. For this recipe, there is so much flavor, extra toppings or sauces just aren’t needed. Of course you can add them if you really want to (just please don’t put ketchup on them… talking to you, Dad).
The toughest thing to find at the store for street tacos is the tortillas. I have seen Mission brand street taco-size flour tortilla shells at my grocery store. They are so cute and tiny! If you aren’t able to find actual street-taco tortillas, that is totally okay. Just get the smallest tortilla shells you can find. If you are really wanting to get the SMALL size but can’t find them at your grocery store you can get large tortillas and cut them into smaller tortillas using a large cookie cutter. Technically there is no actual size requirement when it comes to street tacos, you just have to be able to eat them easily with one hand.
Now for the TYPE of tortillas.. corn or flour? It’s up to you. Personally, I prefer corn tortillas to flour, but either kind works. Give these little guys a try. You will not be disappointed!

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How to Make Grilled Steak Street Tacos