Name: Easy Carne Asada Street Tacos recipe
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 25 min
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 3 lbs flank steak (or you can use skirt steak); 1 onion (chopped); 2 fresh limes (plus extra for toppings (this is what i use to get all the lime juice out)); 1 bundle of cilantro; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon pepper; 1/2 stick butter; 16 mini corn tortillas

This is such a delicious meal. Carne Asada Street Tacos are simple and easy. You are going to love how quickly these come together!

A hand holding a street taco topped with white onions and cilantro.

Carne Asada Street Tacos

We love tacos and this recipe does not disappoint. The beef is so tender and the lime gives it the best flavor. With just a few ingredients, this recipe takes little to no time to make.

3 Steak street tacos topped with white onions and cilantro on a white plate with lime wedges on the right.

This recipe is so simple and quick to make that it’s the ideal meal for crazy days at work or school. If you are running from activities and more like we are, this meal is perfect.

What to serve with Carne asada

Delicious Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe
homemade salsa verde
Mexican white cheese dip recipe
The Best Pico De Gallo Recipe
Find more easy side dish ideas in our What to Serve with Tacos and our 21 Easy Carne Asada Sides.

4 beef street tacos on a white plate topped with white onions and cilantro. Each taco is on 2 corn tortillas.

Carne Asada Tacos will be a hit with the entire family!

The meat just falls apart and is so tender. It’s packed with so much flavor.

You might also like Gluten free Crock Pot Mexican Shredded Beef Taco Recipe. It’s a another yummy meal!

We love Mexcian food and Taco Tuesday is pretty common around here. It’s a meal I know that everyone will enjoy.

4 carne asada street tacos topped wit white onions and cilantro on a white plate with 3 lime wedges on the plate as well.

Let’s make Tacos de Carne Asada!

Ingredients needed to make street tacos: steak, tortillas, cilantro, white onions and limes.

Ingredients for Carne Asada Tacos Recipe:

Flank Steak – You can also use skirt steak, round steak or sirloin steak
Vegetable Oil
Onions
Limes, plus extra for toppings (this is what i use to get all the lime juice out)
Cilantro
Salt and Pepper
Butter
mini corn tortillas

How to make Carne Asada Tacos:

Thinly slice the steak. Then chop into bite site pieces.

In a skillet over medium high heat, begin to brown the steak in the oil. (you can also grill to medium heat if you prefer)
Add half the onions to the skillet and cook until soft. Save the rest of the onions.
Meanwhile season with salt and pepper.
Squeeze the juice of two fresh limes over the meat and onion mixture.
Continue cooking until the meat is cooked through.
While the steak is cooking, melt the butter in another skillet or I used an electric skillet.
Fry the mini corn tortillas in the melted butter for 1 minute until they are soft.

Allow them to cool slightly.
You will need 2 mini corn tortillas per taco.
Spoon the meat mixture on the tortillas.
Top with cilantro, fresh onions and serve with limes.Salt and pepper to taste.

We love to squeeze more limes over our tacos and serve with salsa verde.

4 street tacos on a white plant with a bunch of cilantro behind them. Each taco is topped with white onions and cilantro with lime wedges sitting next to the tacos.

You can purchase this but we have an amazing recipe for Homemade Salsa Verde here. It’s very simple to make and SO fresh and delicious.

I think these tacos are perfect with just a little extra lime and salsa. However, a few of the kids like to add sour cream and pico de gallo.

For a change, try orange juiced and olive oil. Whisk together with the lime juice and it’s delicious with the Carne asada taco.

Cotija cheese is a great cheese to top these delicious tacos with. Whichever way you like your Carne Asada Street tacos, they will be amazing!

We also love Mexican Corn on the Cob – Easy Mexican Street Corn. This is a must try if you like Mexican street food. Yum!
earn how to make Homemade Taco Shells that are so simple and taste great while being budget friendly.

Print this Carne Asada Recipe below:

Carne Asada Street tacos will be a family favorite!

I just know it! They are that good! Shrimp tacos are also an amazing substitute for the beef.

This is a great meal and one we make frequently. Give it a try and let us know what you think.

Try it with Rice Cilantro Lime Rice Recipe. The entire family will enjoy it.

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4 steak carne asada street tacos topped with white onions and cilantro. You can see lime wedges on the left side of the white plate that the tacos are on.

Whether it is Mexican Monday or Taco Tuesday, our family is always up for one of these yummy dishes. You can’t go wrong with these.

We try to stick to budget friendly recipes that don’t take long to prepare. Everyone is happy and dinner time is a breeze.

It’s so nice to have easy recipes like this one and others to keep on the menu plan rotation. Take the stress out of dinner by trying some of these easy recipes.

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