📋 Air Fryer Steak Tacos recipe

Air fryer steak tacos with a dish of salsa on one side and a dish of sour cream on the other, as well as lime wedges, on a black serving tray

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📋 Air Fryer Steak Tacos recipe

If you crave authentic beef tacos, you'll love these healthy Air Fryer Steak Tacos, with juicy steak, marinated in an oil-free marinade, and loaded with fresh ingredients like cilantro, red onion, pico de Gallo, feta cheese, and corn!

Course dinner, lunch

Cuisine Mexican

Keyword beef, steak, tacos

Special Diet low-carb

Prep Time 20

Cook Time 15

marinate 6

Total Time 6 35

Servings tacos

Calories 254kcal

Author Terri Gilson

Equipment

Ingredients

Tacos

1 ½ pounds sirloin steak or flank or skirt steak
8 small tortillas

Marinade

juice from 3 small to medium limes or sub from concentrate
1 tablespoon soy sauce
lime zest from 1 lime
¼ cup chopped cilantro
¼ teaspoon black pepper
1 teaspoon white sugar
½ teaspoon chili powder
½ teaspoon cumin
2 teaspoons minced garlic
½ teaspoon dried oregano

Toppings

additional cilantro
red onion
corn
cojita or mild goat or feta cheese
jalapenos
Avocado sauce

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Instructions

Heads up: There is a 6-8 hour marinating time with this recipe!

Whisk marinade ingredients together in a medium bowl
Add steak and marinate for 6 to 8 hours or overnight
Spray a little bit of oil (make sure it's non -propellant) in air fryer drawrers.
Place marinated steak in air fryer drawers or baket and spray the top with a little oil.
Air fry steak on 400 degrees F/ 204 C for about 12 minutes. to an internal temperature of aobut 150 degrees F / 66 degrees C
You can flip it half way through (at 6 minutes), but you don't have to
*This will be medium rare, but if you like your steak more well done, you'll need to cook it for a little more time (until you reach the desired level of doneness).
Cut of any fat and slice steak (against the grain - SEE VIDEO) ⅛ inch to ¼ inch thick,
Add about 4-5 strips of beef to the tortilla
Then add your choice of toppings I used corn, salsa, light feta, additional cilantro, tamed jalapenos and salsa. Squeeze some fresh lime juice on top.
Serve with salsa, sour cream and additional limes wedges.

Notes

Variations & Substitutions:

- Steak - you can use sirloin steak, skirt steak, or flank steak

- Oil spray- use an aerosol spray with no propellants or oil in a pump spray bottle (non-aerosol). Avocado, olive, or canola are the best, as they have a higher smoking point

- Toppings - you can use my recommended fillings/toppings or use whatever toppings you prefer

- Tortillas- you can use white instead of whole wheat tortillas, soft taco shells or use hard crispy taco shells

- Gluten-free - you can use corn tortillas for a gluten-free meal

- Lime Juice - you can substitute lime juice from concentrate for fresh lime juice

🎥 Video

How to cut steak against the grain

Storage:

Store the leftover beef separately from the toppings in the fridge for up to 4 days. The tortillas can be stored at room temperature.

The beef can be frozen for up to 3 months in an airtight container before or after cooking. If you freeze the beef before cooking, let it thaw in the fridge overnight before you marinate it.

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