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!
What are Street Tacos?
The main difference between street tacos and regular tacos is the 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.
What Is In Street Tacos?
- Meat: 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!
- Cheese: In this recipe we call for Cotija cheese, which is basically a Mexican Feta cheese. If you can’t find Cotija, you can use feta, crumbled goat cheese, shredded cheddar or whatever you have on hand.
- Toppings: The possibilities are endless when it comes to toppings. See the list below for a list of our favorites!
- Sauce: What I love most about street tacos is their simplicity. More often than not, they are made with only a few simple ingredients and maybe a simple sauce. 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)
Street Taco Toppings
There can be thousands of combinations of toppings for street tacos. Especially if you start getting into “fusion” tacos. Here are some toppings we recommend for more “traditional-style” tacos:
- shredded lettuce or cabbage
- chopped onion
- shredded or crumbled cheese
- pico de gallo
- diced tomatoes
- cilantro
- grilled corn or the corn from our Mexican “street corn” cups
- sautéed peppers
- sliced jalapeno
- sour cream
- guacamole
The Tortillas
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!
More Tasty Taco Recipes
Turn ordinary taco night into an extraordinary feast with these delicious taco recipes:
- Chipotle’s Crispy Chicken Tacos: If you like Chipotle, you are going to LOVE these chicken tacos. They taste just like Chipotle’s chicken tacos!
- Grilled Mahi Mahi Tacos: These Mahi Mahi tacos are everything you could ever want in a fish taco. Skip the fried fish tacos and give these a try! You won’t be disappointed!
- Chicken Lime Tacos: The zesty lime flavor in these tacos are out of this world! You are going to love them!
- Easy Shrimp Tacos: These shrimp tacos are some of the easiest tacos you will every make. They only take minutes to prepare and they are AMAZING!
- Kalua Pork Tacos with Mango Salsa: If you are a fan of sweet and savory, these tacos are for you. Such a bright, island-y flavor.
Make it a Meal
To turn these street tacos into a full Mexican dinner, add one or more of these sides and dinner is done!
How to Make Grilled Steak Street Tacos
Ingredients
- 1 pound top sirlion steak or carne asada
- Kosher salt to taste
- 1 tablespoon steak seasoning or taco seasoning
- 8 street taco tortillas
- 1 white onion chopped
- 1/2 bunch cilantro chopped
- Cotija cheese to taste
Instructions
- Remove steak from refrigerator and bring to room temperature. Rub with salt and seasonings and set aside.
- Grill, only flipping once, until internal temperature reaches 155-degrees. Remove from grill immediately and set aside for about 5 minutes. Internal temperature will keep rising to about 160-degrees (this is MEDIUM doneness).
- Cut steak into small, bite size pieces and place on tortilla shells. Top with onions, cilantro, and cotija cheese.
- Serve immediately.
Equipment
- Outdoor Barbecue Grill
Natasha says
So delicious – thank you for this great recipe! It was a huge hit for the whole family and everyone commented that they were the best steak tacos I have ever served up!
Kristyn says
I love going out for street tacos, but there’s nothing better than a date night in & turning on the grill. These are delicious & not hard to make at all!
Natalie says
Steak street tacos are mine & my hubby’s favorite! They are small enough that you can eat as many as you want! They are a weekend fav!
CJ says
How can the whole taco be 13g of carbs when just the tortilla by itself is 14g???
Favorite Family Recipes says
The nutrition information is just for the taco filling. There are so many different kinds of tortillas, we couldn’t confidently add them to the nutrition facts.
Mary says
Is the nutrition information listed for one taco?
Favorite Family Recipes says
Yes!
Dini says
Made the recipe as is, and the meat came out tender and delicious! Love how versatile the recipe is as well. Thanks so much for sharing!
Noelle Simpson says
Yum! I made these for lunch, they were so quick and easy! Will be saving again to make for my next taco tuesday 😉
Kristyn says
My favorite street taco to order at any restaurant! Very easy recipe & a hit with my family!
Erin says
My mouth is watering…can’t wait to try these street tacos. Is it Tuesday yet?
Natalie says
So easy & so good!! I never get sick of eating street tacos, because there are so many ways to change them up & this is one of my top favs!
Anthony Cardoza says
No for steak tacos you are supposed to use skirt steak if you can’t find fresh skirt then use flank steak
suraj kowe says
I’ve seen (and eaten) a lot of tacos and these are the best tacos ever!! The flavors are spot on!
Kaylee says
a must make! I used this recipe for Salsa verde to put on top and it was SO good.
https://cookieandkate.com/2015/homemade-salsa-verde-recipe/
Favorite Family Recipes says
So glad you liked these street tacos! We will have to try this recipe for salsa verde, it sounds delicious!
Robin says
I meant cotija cheese….darn autocorrect
Robin says
What cheese can be substituted for cortina? I’ve been to 3 stores and none of them carry it.
Favorite Family Recipes says
You can use Feta cheese instead of Cotija. 🙂 Hope this helps!
Becky dull says
Looking for a sauce to add to the steak. Any suggestions?
Favorite Family Recipes says
For these tacos I would use our Tomatillo Ranch Dressing sauce
Robyn says
My mom always just dipped them in extremely hot oil for a few seconds..longer to make totada shells..but taco shellsbwas so greasy.. I love corn much more than the flour.. Can you offer any cooking hints?? Thank you. : )
Favorite Family Recipes says
You don’t need to dip them in oil– you can just heat them on an un-oiled pan to soften them. Do it on medium-high heat until it get soft and pliable (maybe like 6-10 seconds on each side). Hope this helps!
Dk says
Nothing wrong with heating them briefly in some oil. A little crispyness to the tortilla is next level.
Robyn says
How do you cook the corn tortilla?
Favorite Family Recipes says
You can just heat them in an un-greased pan for about 10 seconds on each side until it is soft and pliable. 🙂
Roy Fordham says
Quick easy good
Crystal says
You can air fry them, fastest way I have found.