Cilantro Beef Tacos

TOTAL TIME: Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

YIELD: 4 servings

When I have leftover steak, it's time to make cilantro tacos. Set out bowls of toppings like lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream, avocado and salsa. That's a fiesta. -Patti Rose, Tinley Park, Illinois

Ingredients

1 beef flank steak (1 pound)

1/2 teaspoon salt

1/4 teaspoon pepper

4 teaspoons olive oil, divided

1 medium onion, halved and sliced

1 jalapeno pepper, seeded and finely chopped

1 garlic clove, minced

1/2 cup salsa

1/4 cup minced fresh cilantro

2 teaspoons lime juice

Dash hot pepper sauce

8 flour tortillas (6 inches), warmed

Optional toppings: salsa, cilantro, shredded lettuce and sour cream

Directions

1. Sprinkle steak with salt and pepper. In a large skillet, heat 2 teaspoons oil over medium-high heat. Add steak; cook 5-7 minutes on each side or until meat reaches desired doneness (for medium-rare, a thermometer should read 135°; medium, 140°; medium-well, 145°). Remove from pan.

2. In same skillet, heat remaining oil over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir 4-5 minutes or until tender. Add jalapeno and garlic; cook 2 minutes longer. Stir in salsa, cilantro, lime juice and pepper sauce; heat through.

3. Thinly slice steak across the grain; stir into onion mixture. Serve in tortillas; top as desired.

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