Jicama Tacos

13 ingredients
11 steps

Ingredients

  • 4 cloves garlic, halved and smashed
  • 1 orange, thinly sliced with peel
  • 1/2 onion, thinly sliced
  • 2 pounds flank steak
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 cup light-colored beer (preferably lager style)
  • 1 cup soy sauce
  • 1/3 cup soy sauce
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 2 teaspoons chopped fresh cilantro
  • 1 teaspoon minced, seeded serrano chiles
  • 1 green onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 small jicama, sliced paper thin using a mandolin

Directions

  1. 1
    For the steak: Scatter half of the garlic pieces, half of the orange slices and half of the onion slices on the bottom of a glass dish large enough to hold the flank steak.
  2. 2
    Sprinkle the flank steak all over with salt and pepper and place in the prepared dish.
  3. 3
    Scatter the remaining garlic, orange and onion over the flank steak and pour the beer and soy sauce over it.
  4. 4
    Cover with plastic wrap and marinate 1 hour at room temperature or overnight in the fridge.
  5. 5
    Prepare a grill for medium-high heat or preheat the broiler.
  6. 6
    For the soy-lime sauce: Mix the soy sauce, lime juice, cilantro, chiles and green onions in a small bowl.
  7. 7
    Remove the meat from the marinade and discard the marinade.
  8. 8
    Grill the steak to the desired doneness, about 4 minutes per side for medium rare.
  9. 9
    Transfer to a cutting board and cut crosswise into strips.
  10. 10
    Make tacos using slices of flank steak and the jicama slices as tortillas.
  11. 11
    Drizzle with the soy-lime sauce and serve.

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