Not your typical taco – these guacamole tacos have flour tortillas filled with an easy guacamole, then served with a tomatillo sauce that is filled with chunks of steak.
Photos Updated February 2015
Originally posted June 15, 2009 – There are some recipes in my archives that pop into my head from time to time, recipes that are really memorable, recipes that I can’t believe I haven’t made again. These Guacamole Tacos are one of those recipes. I often think about them, thinking back to how much I enjoyed them the first time. So I had to make them again. Honestly, I was worried that they wouldn’t be as good as I remembered them being, but luckily, they were! I love this twist on a taco, with the guacamole stuffed on the inside and the steak sauce on the outside. I can guarantee that it won’t be another 5 1/2 years until I make them again!!
I used to be a hoarder. Not to the point where I couldn’t walk through a room because every square inch of my house is covered in junk – but I do have to say that I have a hard time giving things up.
Before I got married, I had 2 walk-in closets, both full of clothes. Now, I live in an older house with tiny closets, and I have learned to let go of clothes that I don’t need anymore. I used to have an unfinished basement where I could store all the junk I wanted to. Now, storage space is a luxury, and I have to be very particular with what I keep. I guess you could say that while, yes, it is hard for me to get rid of things, I never really did before because I really didn’t have to. But now, since we space is harder to come by, I have learned to let go of that book report from 9th grade and that sweater from 1996.
The thing that I just can’t give up is my recipe collection. Cookbooks, magazines and printouts – they all have their spot in the bookshelf and they aren’t going anywhere. But I can also totally justify keeping them all, because really – I do use them. Like the copy of Bon Appetit from 2007. Yeah, maybe it is 2 years old, and maybe this is the only recipe I have ever made from it, but it does prove that I will eventually use them all!!
I had to improvise with this recipe a bit. I went to several grocery stores looking for the kind of chiles that this recipe originally called for. I found one, but couldn’t find the other anywhere. So I substituted and used a different chile. (Now I see that chile that I couldn’t find everywhere I go – go figure!!) The end product was delicious, although my sauce ended up green because of the chile I did use, instead of red like the sauce in the magazine. The one in the magazine looks more appealing, but I’m sure mine tastes just as good!!
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Guacamole Tacos with Tomatillo Steak Sauce
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 45 mins
- Total Time: 1 hour
- Yield: 4 servings 1x
Description
Not your typical taco – these guacamole tacos have flour tortillas filled with an easy guacamole, then served with a tomatillo sauce that is filled with chunks of steak.
Ingredients
- 4 Anaheim chiles, seeded
- 4 dried chiles de arbol
- 1 pound tomatillos (about 10), husked and rinsed
- 4 cups water, divided
- 2 garlic cloves, peeled
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon aniseed
- 1/4 teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 pound skirt steak, cut into 1/3-inch cubes
- 3 large avocados, halved, pitted
- 1/2 cups (packed) finely chopped fresh cilantro
- 1/4 cup chopped onion
- juice of 1 lime
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 12 small flour tortillas, softened
- additional cilantro and queso fresco, for serving
Instructions
- Combine the chiles, tomatillos and 3 cups of water in a medium saucepan. Bring to a boil, cover, and cook until the tomatillos are soft, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Drain and let cool.
- In a food processor, combine the chiles, garlic, salt, aniseed and oregano. Blend until smooth. Strain the mixture through a fine mesh sieve, discarding the solids. Wipe the saucepan clean and add the olive oil. Heat over medium-high heat, then add the strained sauce. Simmer for 5 minutes, then add 1 cup of water. Bring to a boil. Once boiling, add the steak and reduce the heat to medium-low. Cook until the sauce lightly coats the back of a spoon, about 15 minutes. Taste and add more salt, if needed.
- Scoop the flesh from the avocados and place in a medium bowl. Mash roughly with a for. Add the cilantro, onion, lime juice and salt. Mix.
- Place 2 tablespoons of the guacamole down the center of each tortilla. Roll up and place on a plate, seam side down. Pour the warm meat sauce over the tacos, and top with additional cilantro and crumbled queso fresco.
Recipe Notes:
adapted from Bon Appetit June 2007
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kita says
These look so freaking FUN!!!
Andrea @ Chocolate & Sea Salt says
oh WOW these look amazing. Love anything mexican! Pinned 🙂
Tori@Gringalicious.com says
Simply fabulous! I need some now!
Mrs. L says
How awesome are these? Unexpected with the guac on the inside.
About those magazines. Ahem. I have twenty years of cooking magazines in the garage. I WILL use them one day. No, stop laughing, I will!
Paula says
Oh my gosh, what a great twist on having the meat be the sauce! Cool! And I think it looks lovely even without the red color. I'm a total hoarder, always thinking that I'll use such-and-such again. The thing is, I do use it again! Still, I've only recently learned to part with stuff. It feels so good to get everything organized! I'd love to eat these to fuel me to get through the organizing! 🙂
Abby says
I'm convinced that half the food in food magazines ISN'T REAL.
Your dish looks great!
ashley says
perfect… a little meat with my guac 🙂 the way it should be!
Spryte says
I LOVE that the guacamole is on the inside!
Dhanggit says
i am a hoarder like you too, for shoes hehehe 🙂 can't let go off them 🙂 love this guacamole tacos with tomatillo and steak sauce. the flavor sounds amazing!
ps, its been a while i haven't been here. glad to be back!!
Megan{Feasting on Art} says
It is such a clever idea to turn the tacos inside out!
Erin says
What a great combination! These look delicious!
Shandy says
I have a favorite Thanksgiving issue of Bon Appetit from 4 years ago and I try my best to get to as many magazines, cookbooks, and printed recipes also. My Dad deflated me the other day and told me I could live through several lifetimes and not get through everything. That is so not true!
I think your tacos with steak sauce are not only visually beautiful but delicious sounding! Yum!
sweetteaintexas says
Oh Man this looks like pretty much the most amazing dish ever. I'm a huge avocado fan and the husband likes his steak. This is for sure going on the menu next week. Yum!!!
kat says
I think it looks great & I bet it tasted wonderful too
Andrew & Carlene Wood says
what is aniseed? and where do you find it…also, where did you find the dried chilies de arbol?
HELP PLEASE!!
Andrew & Carlene Wood says
what is aniseed? and where do you find it…also, where did you find the dried chilies de arbol?
HELP PLEASE!!
Grace says
i love guacamole. when eating mexican cuisine, it is a requirement, and i always want more than i'm given. i LOVE these tacos–excellent work.
eatme_delicious says
Mmm love guacamole! Looks delicious.
Ryley says
Those are really funny.. like inside out taco's!
Considering I wouldnt touch guacamole with a ten foot pole.. I will tell you that the steak and chile sauce looks yummy! 🙂
Rosa's Yummy Yums says
The kind of dish I love! A great way of serving tortillas!
Cheers,
Rosa
Maria says
I love Guac! The filling looks incredible!
Kevin says
Those look good! Kind of the inverse of what you'd expect with the guacamole on the inside and the steak on the outside.