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Yield: 24 portions


INGREDIENTS WEIGHTS MEASURES DIRECTIONS
Marinade:     Combine marinade ingredients in large non-reactive container. Add beef steaks; turn to coat. Refrigerate, covered, 20 minutes to 2 hours, turning beef once during marinating.
Extra-virgin olive oil   1 qt
Fresh lime juice   1 cup
Chopped garlic 4 oz 2/3 cup
Ground cumin   2 Tbsp
Ground black pepper   2 tsp
     
Beef Shoulder Center (Ranch Cut) Steaks (IMPS/NAMP 1114E) 6 lb 24 steaks (about 4 oz each)
Roasted Poblano Salsa:     Grill onion slices until tender and well browned. Grill poblano and habanero peppers until charred. Stem and seed peppers but do not peel; set aside. Place tomatoes, minced onion, cilantro, sugar, lime juice, jalapeño slices, salt, oregano, cumin and black pepper in food processor. Cover; process until puréed. Add grilled onions and peppers. Cover; process until roughly puréed. Refrigerate, covered, until ready to use.

 

Yield:  3 cups

Onion slices, cut 1/4-inch thick 1 lb 12 oz 3 each
Poblano peppers

5 oz

2 each
Habanero peppers   1 each
Canned diced tomatoes with juice 1 lb 12 oz 3-1/4 cups
Minced onion 1 oz 1/4 cup
Chopped fresh cilantro 1/2 oz 1/4 cup
Sugar 1/2 oz 1 Tbsp
Fresh lime juice   1 Tbsp
Canned jalapeño nacho slices 1/2 oz 1 Tbsp
Kosher salt   1-1/2 tsp
Dried oregano leaves, crumbled   1 tsp
Ground cumin   1 tsp
Ground black pepper   1/4 tsp
Lime Cream:     Place lime cream ingredients in food processor or blender. Cover; process until puréed. Refrigerate, covered, until ready to use.

 

Yield:  1-1/2 cups 

Mayonnaise   2/3 cup
Sour cream   2/3 cup
Chopped shallots 1 oz 3 Tbsp
Chopped fresh cilantro 1/4 oz 3 Tbsp
Fresh lime juice   3 Tbsp
Sugar   4 tsp
Salt   1/4 tsp
Small white corn tortillas (6-inch diameter)   24 each Per order:
Grill 1 beef steak until medium rare to medium doneness. Carve into 1/4-inch thick slices; cut slices crosswise in half; keep warm.

Form 1 corn tortilla into cone shape. Deep fry in hot (350°F) oil about 3 minutes or until crisp, holding tortilla in cone shape with tongs. Wrap tortilla cone in 1 flour tortilla, then in 1 corn husk. Place 1/4 cup lettuce in cone; top with steak. Garnish with 2 Tbsp roasted poblano salsa, 2 Tbsp guacamole, 1 Tbsp lime cream and few cilantro sprigs.

 
Vegetable oil   As needed
Small flour tortillas (6 to 6-3/8-inch diameter), warmed   24 each
Dried corn husks   24 each
Shredded iceberg lettuce 10 oz 6 cups
Prepared guacamole with fresh diced tomatoes 24 oz 3 cups
Fresh cilantro sprigs   As needed
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