Grilled Skirt Steak

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 2 (1 -1 1/2 lb) skirt steaks, trimmed of membrane and excess fat
• 12 ounces beer
• 1/4 cup fresh orange juice
• 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
• 2 -3 tablespoons chipotle hot sauce, such as tabasco chipotle pepper sauce, plus more for serving
• 2 tablespoons minced garlic
• 1 1/2 tablespoons coarse kosher salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 3 large red onions, cut into 1/2-in .-thick slices
• 12 (8 inch) flour tortillas, warmed
• lime wedge

Recipe

• 1 cut each steak in half crosswise.
• 2 put in a large resealable plastic bag.
• 3 stir together beer, orange juice, lime juice, hot sauce, and garlic, then pour over steaks.
• 4 seal bag and refrigerate at least 5 hours and up to overnight.
• 5 prepare a gas or charcoal grill for medium-high heat.
• 6 drain meat and discard marinade.
• 7 mix salt and cumin and rub into meat.
• 8 spray onions lightly with vegetable oil spray and set, with steaks, on a cleaned and oiled cooking grate. don't cover.
• 9 for medium-rare to medium doneness (cut to check), grill steaks 3 to 4 minutes per side if less than 1/2 inches thick; add 1 more minute per side if more than 1/2 inches thick. turn steaks at least once while grilling (more if juice starts to pool on surface). grill onions, turning once, until browned on both sides and cooked through, 8 to 10 minutes total.
• 10 after removing steaks from grill, let rest 5 minutes (so juices redistribute through the meat) before slicing.
• 11 with a sharp knife at a slight diagonal, cut across grain into thin strips.
• 12 serve meat and onions with tortillas, lime wedges, and hot sauce.