Mexican Steak with Mushrooms and Peppers Recipe

Sometimes it’s fun to get really creative with the grill and start throwing on whatever you can dream up or venturing into new ingredients you’ve never even heard of.

But other days, you just need a classic recipe that everyone likes, something that doesn’t send you haring off to three different specialty stores for lamb fat, Cassia cinnamon, and Chinese broccoli.

So for those nights when “adventurous” just isn’t in the cards, here’s a simple taste of summer to pile on your plate: Southwest-style grilled steak.

Without requiring any fancy ingredients, the meat and the marinade both get a delicious dose of flavor from cumin, chili powder, and garlic. And topping it all off with sliced avocado adds a bit of contrast as a finishing touch.

For the vegetables here, you can use any kind of mushroom: it’s always best to go with whatever is in season. You can also use any color or variety of bell pepper: go sweeter with red and yellow, or turn up the crunch with green.

This steak would make a perfect filling for some Paleo-friendly taco shells, but it would also be just as delicious with a topping of your favorite homemade salsa. Bring out a pitcher of home-brewed lemonade, and you’ll have everything ready for a no-fuss barbecue meal.

Mexican Steak with Mushrooms Recipe

SERVES: 4 PREP: 30 min COOK: 10 min

Ingredients

• 1.5 lbs. flank steak;
• 2 bell peppers, sliced;
• 1 onion, thinly sliced;
• 8 oz. mushrooms, sliced or quartered;
• 3 cloves garlic;
• ¼ tsp. cumin;
• ¼ tsp. chili powder;
• 1 avocado, sliced into wedges; (optional)
• Cooking fat;
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper;

Ingredients for the steak marinade

• ¼ cup olive oil;
• 4 cloves garlic, minced;
• 3 tbsp. lime juice
• 1 tsp. cumin;
• 1 tsp. chili powder;
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper;

Preparation

1. Combine all the marinade ingredients in a marinating container (glass or plastic) and season with salt and pepper to taste.
2. Add the flank steak, toss with the marinade until it's completely coated, and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes and up to 2 hours.
3. Preheat your grill to medium-high heat.
4. Remove the steak from the marinade and place it on the grill.
5. Grill the steak on each side for 5 to 6 minutes or until it reaches the desired doneness.
6. Transfer the steak to a cutting board and let it rest for 10 minutes.
7. In the meantime, melt some cooking fat in a skillet placed over medium-high heat.
8. Add the onions, bell peppers, and garlic, and sauté for 5 minutes.
9. Add the mushrooms and cook for another 2 minutes.
10. Add the cumin and chili powder. Season to taste with salt and pepper, cook for the last 2 minutes, and remove from the heat.
11. Slice the steak into thin strips.
12. Serve the steak with vegetables and freshly cut avocado slices.

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Mexican Steak with Mushrooms Recipe

Meet your new go-to grilled steak recipe, featuring a built-in vegetable side, and a classic flavor without a lot of prep time.

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Prep Time 30 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 40 minutes mins

Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican

Servings 4 people

Calories 505 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1.5 lbs. flank steak
• 2 bell peppers sliced
• 1 onion thinly sliced
• 8 oz. mushrooms sliced or quartered
• 3 cloves garlic
• ¼ tsp. cumin
• ¼ tsp. chili powder
• 1 avocado sliced into wedges (optional)
• Cooking fat
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Ingredients for the steak marinade

• ¼ cup olive oil
• 4 cloves garlic minced
• 3 tbsp. lime juice
• 1 tsp. cumin
• 1 tsp. chili powder
• Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper

Instructions

 

• Combine all the marinade ingredients in a marinating container (glass or plastic) and season with salt and pepper to taste.
  ¼ cup olive oil, 4 cloves garlic, 3 tbsp. lime juice, 1 tsp. cumin, 1 tsp. chili powder, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Add the flank steak, toss with the marinade until it’s completely coated, and refrigerate for at least 15 minutes and up to 2 hours.
  1.5 lbs. flank steak
• Preheat your grill to medium-high heat.
• Remove the steak from the marinade and place it on the grill.
• Grill the steak on each side for 5 to 6 minutes or until it reaches the desired doneness.
• Transfer the steak to a cutting board and let it rest for 10 minutes.
• In the meantime, melt some cooking fat in a skillet placed over medium-high heat.
  Cooking fat
• Add the onions, bell peppers, and garlic, and sauté for 5 minutes.
  2 bell peppers, 3 cloves garlic, 1 onion
• Add the mushrooms and cook for another 2 minutes.
  8 oz. mushrooms
• Add the cumin and chili powder. Season to taste with salt and pepper, cook for the last 2 minutes, and remove from the heat.
  ¼ tsp. cumin, ¼ tsp. chili powder, Sea salt and freshly ground black pepper
• Slice the steak into thin strips.
• Serve the steak with vegetables and freshly cut avocado slices.
  1 avocado

Nutrition

Calories: 505kcalCarbohydrates: 16gProtein: 41gFat: 32gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 102mgSodium: 137mgPotassium: 1293mgFiber: 7gSugar: 5gVitamin A: 2419IUVitamin C: 87mgCalcium: 98mgIron: 11mg

Keyword mexican-style, mushroom, steak

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