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Steak Tacos on Corn Tortillas

Name: Steak Tacos on Corn Tortillas
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: 150 g Rump steak, fat trimmed; 3 small, about 90 g Corn tortilla; 60 g Tomato salsa; 50 g Avocado; 30 g Red onion; 20 g Pickled jalapeños; Juice of a lime Lime juice; A handful Fresh coriander; 1 tsp Ground cumin; 1 tsp Smoked paprika; 3 sprays Olive oil spray; To taste Salt

Rump seared with cumin and smoked paprika, sliced and piled onto three warm corn tortillas with salsa, avocado and pickled jalapeños. 40 g of protein for 519 kcal.

Calories: 519kcal
Protein: 40g
Fat: 18g
Carbs: 49g

Per serving, makes 1. 20 minutes of work. Published 8 September 2026.

Allergens

None of the fourteen declared allergens is in the ingredient list as written.

Some corn tortillas are blended with wheat flour. Check the packet.

Flags follow UK labelling rules and come from the ingredients as listed, not from any particular brand. Check the packet before cooking for somebody with an allergy.

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Steak Tacos on Corn Tortillas, plated and ready to serve. — The finished recipe. Steak Tacos on Corn Tortillas

Ingredients 1 to 6 for steak tacos on corn tortillas arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 1 to 6. 150 g Rump steak, fat trimmed (Weighed raw. The same piece weighed after cooking has lost water, so the protein per gram is higher and the total would come out about a quarter over.). 3 small, about 90 g Corn tortilla. 60 g Tomato salsa. 50 g Avocado (Flesh only. Half a medium avocado is about 70 g.). 30 g Red onion (Sliced thin and soaked in the lime juice while the steak cooks.). 20 g Pickled jalapeños

Ingredients 7 to 12 for steak tacos on corn tortillas arranged separately on a dark worktop. — Ingredients 7 to 12. Juice of a lime Lime juice. A handful Fresh coriander. 1 tsp Ground cumin. 1 tsp Smoked paprika. 3 sprays Olive oil spray (Counted at a quarter of a gram per spray, which is what the nozzle on most bottles delivers. Four sprays is 9 kcal.). To taste Salt

Steak Tacos on Corn Tortillas, preparation step 1: Rub the steak with the cumin, paprika and salt. Sear in a sprayed, very hot pan for three minutes a side, then rest for five. — Step 1. Rub the steak with the cumin, paprika and salt. Sear in a sprayed, very hot pan for three minutes a side, then rest for five.

Steak Tacos on Corn Tortillas, preparation step 2: Warm the tortillas one at a time in the dry pan for thirty seconds a side and wrap them in a tea towel to keep soft. — Step 2. Warm the tortillas one at a time in the dry pan for thirty seconds a side and wrap them in a tea towel to keep soft.

The finished steak tacos on corn tortillas. — Step 3. Slice the steak thin across the grain. Divide it between the tortillas with the salsa, mashed avocado, drained onion, jalapeños and coriander.

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Ingredients

Rump steak, fat trimmed150 g
Weighed raw. The same piece weighed after cooking has lost water, so the protein per gram is higher and the total would come out about a quarter over.
Corn tortilla3 small, about 90 g
Tomato salsa60 g
Avocado50 g
Flesh only. Half a medium avocado is about 70 g.
Red onion30 g
Sliced thin and soaked in the lime juice while the steak cooks.
Pickled jalapeños20 g
Lime juiceJuice of a lime
Fresh corianderA handful
Ground cumin1 tsp
Smoked paprika1 tsp
Olive oil spray3 sprays
Counted at a quarter of a gram per spray, which is what the nozzle on most bottles delivers. Four sprays is 9 kcal.
SaltTo taste

Method

Rub the steak with the cumin, paprika and salt. Sear in a sprayed, very hot pan for three minutes a side, then rest for five.
Warm the tortillas one at a time in the dry pan for thirty seconds a side and wrap them in a tea towel to keep soft.
Slice the steak thin across the grain. Divide it between the tortillas with the salsa, mashed avocado, drained onion, jalapeños and coriander.

Worth knowing

Corn tortillas are about 65 kcal each against 180 for a medium flour one, and are gluten-free. Three of them is the right number for 150 g of steak.
The avocado is the fat on the plate. Fifty grams is 95 kcal; a whole one is nearer 300.

Other dinner recipes that share ingredients with this one, or every dinner between 450 and 600 calories a serving.

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