Stella's Tex-Mex Style Steak Tacos

Quick and easy, hints of spice and fresh produce, homemade tacos worth staying in for! Difficulty: Easy

Prep & Cook Time
  • Prep Time: 30mins, +24hrs

  • CookTime: 45min

  • Total Time: 24hrs & 1hr 15mins

  • Difficult: Intermediate

Ingredients
  • Steak or Pork

  • Orange juice

  • Lime juice

  • Jalapeño

  • Olive oil

  • Agave

  • Garlic powder

  • Salt

  • Black pepper

  • Chili powder

  • Cumin

  • Paprika

  • Onion powder

  • Oregano

  • Red pepper flakes

  • Tomatoes

  • Red onion

  • Jalapeño pepper

  • Sherry vinegar

  • Cilantro leaves fresh

  • White rice

  • Lemon

  • Your other preferred taco toppings!

  • green cabbage (optional)

Kitchen Tools
  • Rice cooker

  • Pressure cooker

  • Measuring spoons

  • Measuring cups

  • Sharp Knife

  • Ziplock bag

  • Mixing bowls (electric mixer)

  • Tongs

  • food processor

Salsa
  • 20 - Cheruby cherry tomatoes

  • 3 tbsp - of red onion

  • 1/2 - jalapeno pepper

  • 1/2 - lime

  • 1 tbsp - olive oil

  • 1 tbsp - sherry vinegar

  • 7-10 - fresh cilantro leaves

  • 1 tsp - agave

  • 1 tsp - salt

Steak Marinade
  • 1/2 - orange juiced (squeezed)

  • 1 - lime juiced (squeezed)

  • 1/4 - cup olive oil

  • 1/4 - cup agave

  • 3 tbsp - garlic

  • 1/4 tsp - salt

  • 1 tsp - black pepper

  • 2 tbsp - Any taco seasoning

Steak Pressure-Cooker
  • Steak Marinade

  • 1/4 cup or cover top of meat - taco seasoning

  • 1 tsp - Paprika

  • 1 tsp - Cumin

  • 1 tsp - Garlic

  • 1/2 tsp - salt

Rice
  • 2 - cups water

  • 1/4 tsp - of salt

  • 1/4 tbsp - butter or oil

  • 1/4 - lime juiced (squeezed)

  • 1/4 - lemon juiced (squeezed)

  • 7-10 - fresh cilantro leaves

Guacamole
  • 2 - Avocados

  • 1/2 oz - lime

  • 1/2 tsp - salt (adjust to your flavor)

  • 1 tsp - pepper (adjust to your flavor)

  • 2 tsp - garlic

  • 1 tbsp - chopped red onion

Cooking Instructions

Getting started:

  1. Get out your ingredients for the steak marinade and a container it can site in sealed over night. We use a large ziplock bag.

  2. Combine all of the ingredients, orange, lime, oil, agave, garlic, salt, pepper, and extra taco seasoning

  3. Mix your marinade and meat in the container and store for at least 24hrs.

Putting in the work:

Steak

  1. Take out your steak marinade and place the contents into the pressure cooker.

  2. Add the additional taco seasoning, paprika, cumin, garlic, and salt.

  3. Your pressure cooker should have a beef option, it should typically take about 30-40mins.

  4. Once done, it should slow-release for an additional 10mins

Rice

  1. While that is going, take out your rice and wash it. Wash until clear or run through a strainer for some time

  2. Add 1 & 1/3 cups water to 1 cup of rice.

  3. Add your additional seasonings, salt, lemon, lime into the ricer cooker. Save the cilantro for once the rice completes

  4. There should be a white rice option on the rice cooker, it usually takes about 15mins

  5. Fluff your rice once it completes

Salsa

  1. Next, let's make the salsa. Throw all of your salsa ingredients into a food processor and mix until finely chopped. If you do not have food processor, find the sharpest knife in the house and get cutting. You will need to chop your tomatoes, onion, peppers, and cilantro

  2. Remove the contents from the food processor and mix in your oil, lime, vinegar, agave, and salt.

  3. Add additional salt and vinegar to flavor

Guacamole

  • Get out another mixing bowl, add all of your ingredients, lime, salt pepper, onion garlic.

  • Mix thoroughly and additional salt to flavor

  • It typically has enough pepper when you can start to see pepper chunks in the guac.

Last mile:

  1. Pop-off the lid to your pressure. Take the meat out of the pressure cooker and break it apart in a separate storage container.

  2. Pour over the pressure cooker liquid onto the storage container until full, discard the rest

  3. Warm your tortillas, or shells of choice, and add in your favorite toppings.

  4. For a tip, we generally get green cabbage over lettuce. It gives a nice crunch and lasts longer!

  5. Enjoy!