If you’re looking for something excellent to make for dinner, try these Thai Beef Tacos with Lime Cilantro Slaw. They’re not your typical taco recipe, and they pack a ton of flavor.
This is an easy, fairly quick meal, originally found in an older Cooking Light magazine. The “marinade” for the flank steak is super basic. It’s so basic, in fact, that I worried that there wouldn’t be much flavor for the beef. Not to worry! It all turned out to be delicious.
Ingredients needed:
- white sugar
- fresh ginger
- fish sauce
- chili garlic sauce
- freshly ground black pepper
- garlic
- flank steak
- angel hair slaw
- matchstick-cut/julienned carrots
- green onions
- fresh cilantro
- lime juice
- rice wine vinegar
- flour tortillas
How to make Thai Beef Tacos:
The complete, printable recipe is at the end of this post.
PREPARE THE STEAK:
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Combine the first 6 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag. Add the steak to the bag; seal and marinate in refrigerator 20 minutes, turning occasionally.
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Prepare the grill or broiler.
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Remove the steak from the bag; discard the marinade. Place the steak on a grill rack or broiler pan coated with cooking spray; cook 5 minutes on each side or until it reaches your desired degree of doneness. Let stand for 5 minutes. Cut the steak diagonally across the grain into thin slices.
PREPARE THE SLAW:
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In a large bowl, combine the slaw, carrots, onions and cilantro. Toss well.
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In a glass measuring cup, whisk together the juice, rice wine vinegar, sugar, ginger, fish sauce, chili garlic sauce and garlic. Pour it over the slaw, and toss to coat.
An additional note on the marinade for the steak:
If you like spicy, the marinade isn’t spicy as prepared in the given recipe. If you want spice, add more chili garlic sauce. Marinating it longer may also help the spice flavor come through a little more.
How to cut carrots into matchsticks (or julienned):
When you julienne carrots, plan to make each matchstick about 2 inches long. Each piece is small, about 1/8-inch thick. Follow these instructions for cutting the carrots into matchsticks.
Serve this recipe with Coconut Ginger Rice– it’s amazing!!!
Here are a few more taco recipes you might like to try:
- Broiled Fish Tacos
- Slow Cooker Carnitas Tacos
- Birria Tacos
- Baked Chicken Tacos
- Tequila-Lime Shrimp Tacos with Chipotle Cream
Thai Beef Tacos with Lime Cilantro Slaw
Recipe Details
Ingredients
STEAK:
- 1 tablespoon granulated white sugar
- 1½ teaspoons minced peeled fresh ginger
- 1½ teaspoons fish sauce
- ½ teaspoon chili garlic sauce (add more if you like it spicy!)
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 2 medium garlic cloves minced
- 1 pound flank steak, trimmed
SLAW:
- 3 cups packaged angel hair slaw
- 2 cups packaged matchstick cut carrots
- ¼ cup sliced green onions
- ½ cup chopped fresh cilantro
- ¼ cup freshly squeezed lime juice
- 2 tablespoons rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon granulated white sugar
- 1½ teaspoons minced peeled fresh ginger
- 1½ teaspoons fish sauce
- ½ teaspoon chili garlic sauce
- 2 medium garlic cloves, minced
OTHER:
- Eight 6-inch flour tortillas (warmed in oven or microwave)
Instructions
PREPARE THE STEAK:
- Combine the first 6 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag. Add the steak to the bag; seal and marinate in refrigerator 20 minutes, turning occasionally.
- Prepare the grill or broiler.
- Remove the steak from the bag; discard the marinade. Place the steak on a grill rack or broiler pan coated with cooking spray; cook 5 minutes on each side or until it reaches your desired degree of doneness. Let stand for 5 minutes. Cut the steak diagonally across the grain into thin slices.
PREPARE THE SLAW:
- In a large bowl, combine the slaw, carrots, onions and cilantro. Toss well.
- In a glass measuring cup, whisk together the juice, rice wine vinegar, sugar, ginger, fish sauce, chili garlic sauce and garlic. Pour it over the slaw, and toss to coat.
ASSEMBLE THE TACOS:
- Divide the steak evenly among the tortillas; spoon about ½ cup slaw onto each tortilla. Fold in half and serve immediately.
Notes
- An additional note on the marinade for the steak: If you like spicy, it isn't spicy as prepared in the given recipe. If you want spice, add more chili garlic sauce. Marinating it longer may also help the spice flavor come through a little more.
- Serve this recipe with Coconut Ginger Rice– it’s amazing!!!
