Taco Night!

Ash seems to be implying we are slackers at blogging.  Fine, I’ll do it.  It is a lazy Sunday meal though, one that I put very little planning in and looked up recipes while enjoying a beer.  It did turn out better than expected!

It all started with my desire for some grilled corn Tyler Florence style.  He calls it Mexican grilled corn, so it’s basically that recipe from Food Network but modified a bit. I was sketched out by this when I first tried it last year, but it is DELICIOUS. It’s grilled corn covered in a mayo based sauce and other delights.  I’m not a big mayo person but all the other flavors combined make it a delight.

 

 

I also wanted to grill some kind of limey chicken to make tacos with but was out-voted and we bought a steak to grill.  The recipe calls for flank or skirt steak but all I could find was flat iron.  It seems similar and worked well so, whatever. (You could probably use any meat.)

Taco night ended up being very tasty.  I stuffed the steak in a tortilla, topped with some homemade pico, queso fresco, and grilled onions.  YUM.

Grilled Corn

4 ears of corn in the husk
¼ cup light mayo
½ C low fat sour cream
Juice of a lime
handful of chopped up cilantro
Cotija or other Mexican cheese (I used Queso Fresco)
Chili powder

Mix the mayo, sour cream, lime and cilantro in a bowl.  Soak the corn for about 30 min and then grill until all sides are charred.  Shuck the corn.

While the corn is still warm, slather with the mayo mixture, sprinkle the cheese all over it and dust with chili powder to taste.

Cilantro lime marinade

Juice of 1 Lime
1 Garlic Clove, smashed
Cilantro
1/3 cup Olive Oil
2 teaspoons of Honey
1/2 teaspoon of Cumin
1/2 teaspoon of Ancho-Chili Pepper
1/2 teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
Kosher Salt and Fresh Black Pepper, to taste

Chop up lime, cilantro, and garlic in a mini food processor.  Add the rest of the ingredients and pulse until well combined. 

Pour marinade over the steak in a plastic bag.  I marinated 30 min at room temp.  I’m sure you could go longer for more flavor in the fridge, but it was plenty tasty.

Grill approx. 3 or 4 min a side.  Ours was done a little under medium.