Easy Grilled Steak Tacos (Tacos al Carbón)

Name: Easy Grilled Steak Tacos (Tacos al Carbón)
Yield: Serves 4 to 6
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons, extra-virgin olive oil, divided; 2 teaspoons, minced canned chipotle chile in adobo sauce, plus 1 teaspoon adobo sauce; 2 teaspoons, kosher salt, divided; 3/4 teaspoon, ground cumin; 1 (1½- to 1¾-pound), flank steak; 2 , jalapeño chiles; 20 , scallions; 12 , (6-inch) corn tortillas; 1 1/2 tablespoons, lime juice, plus extra for seasoning, plus lime wedges; Fresh, cilantro leaves; , Mexican crema

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Appears in Cook's Illustrated July/August 2019, America's Test Kitchen TV

Each component of our quick and easy steak tacos—tender, juicy meat; corn tortillas; and scallion-jalapeño salsa—is cooked on the grill to infuse it with smoky char.

SERVES4 to 6

TIME1¼ hours

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WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

We started by leaving some of the fat on a flank steak and slicing the steak lengthwise into three long strips. We then rubbed the steak with a flavorful paste made of minced canned chipotle in adobo sauce and ground cumin. On the grill, th...

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