Steak Tacos With Pineapple Salsa

By Sam Sifton

Rating: 4(564)
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This is a no-recipe recipe, a recipe without an ingredients list or steps. It invites you to improvise in the kitchen.

Get some fresh tortillas and a pound of skirt steak, then make salsa from mostly fresh or canned pineapple, pickled jalapeños and a healthy couple shakes of chile powder, along with plenty of chopped cilantro. Shower the steaks with salt and pepper, and broil them for 2 to 3 minutes a side until they’re perfect and rare. Warm the tortillas. Grate some Cheddar. Rest the steak, slice it, and serve with the tortillas, cheese and that awesome salsa. Anyone want to watch a movie after dinner? We have time.

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Greg5 years ago

I marinate with olive oil lime juice garlic cilantro and soy. The oil gives it a nice char while the rest give the meat and great flavor for the tortilla

Tally5 years ago

Be careful when using fresh pineapple with meat. It can turn meat to mush very quickly, a lesson learned the hard way when I added diced fresh pineapple to a pork quesadilla!

cba5 years ago

Cube the steak when done, so much easier to eat in tacos. Make sure to salt sufficiently, add lime juice to salsa. We used flank steak, needed more like 4 min/side

Bill5 years ago

Use cotija cheese. Or pork and marinate differently

Ari5 years ago

Served over thin strips of fried tofu with onions and spinach. Added a dash or two of cayenne and ancho chili powder and lime juice to the salsa

KDB4 months ago

Grill pineapple slices before or along with the steak. Then chop and add to the taco with cotija cheese, lime juice, jalapenos and cilantro. A little Tajin on the grilled pineapple make it even better. Or make the salsa with grilled pineapple.

Fabian2 years ago

Tried it with entrecôte - very good!. Second time with pork - even better. I think pork and pineapple go together very well.

Maya3 years ago

Marinated 1lb of skirt steak with soy sauce, canola oil, minced garlic, cumin, and chili powder for a few hours. Grilled and diced up. Pineapple salsa was delicious and simple - just some fresh pineapple cubed with cilantro. Served meal with other taco fixings. Make this!

Delicious for for old and young alike5 years ago

Held the jalapeño and both my children under age 5 loved this. Grilled corn and worked perfect as a side. Highly recommended.