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Vietnamese BBQ Taco Recipe

Reprinted with permission from Time Inc. Books (c) 2015 Photos by Johnny Autry. Recipe from Grill Nation by David Guas. This recipe serves 8 (have a party!) Use a mandolin to thinly slice the onion and the cucumber. The dipping sauce stores in refrigerator for up to 1 week. You can use leftovers as a tangy/sweet salad dressing!
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Servings 8

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup fish sauce
  • 1/4 cup rice vinegar
  • 2 tablespoons grated fresh ginger
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 1 tablespoons Asian sesame oil
  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 2/2 pounds steak (flank, skirt, flat iron or NY strip)

FOR THE TOPPING BAR

  • 24 24 (8-inch) soft taco-sized flour tortillas
  • 1 1 lime, cut into wedges
  • 1/2 red onion, very thinly sliced
  • 1/2 cucumber, very thinly sliced
  • 1 cup match-stick cut carrots
  • handful fresh cilantro leaves and mint leaves, roughly chopped

FOR THE DIPPING SAUCE

  • 1/4 cup fish sauce
  • 1/4 cup white vinegar
  • 3 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 serrano pepper or Thai chile pepper, seeded and sliced

Instructions
 

  • To make the marinade, whisk together the fish sauce and the next 7 ingredients in a bowl. Place steaks in gallon-sized zip-top bag, pour in the marinade. Squeeze out the air, massage bag a bit to distribute the marinade. Refrigerate for up to overnight.
  • To make the dipping sauce, whisk together the ingredients in a bowl, or add them to a mason jar, cover and shake.
  • When ready to cook, preheat grill to 350F-400F (medium-high). Remove steaks from marinade, discard marinade. Grill steaks 6-8 minutes per side, or until desired degree of doneness, turning every 3-5 minutes; remove from grill and cover loosely for 10 minutes. Cut steaks across the grain into thin strips.
  • Serve with the carrots, red onions, cilantro, mint, cucumber, lime wedges and warmed tortillas.
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