Instant Pot Street Tacos

Easy, tender and delicious these Instant Pot Street Tacos are simple recipe quickly made in the instant pot and filled with amazing Mexican flavor.

You have asked and I have answered. We have finally got an Instant Pot version of my Slow Cooker Street Tacos! They are just as moist and flavorful and utterly addicting.

Street Tacos are one of my favorite dishes on the planet. The flavors of citrus and Mexican spices are what draw me in each and every time. If I had to choose one of my favorite Mexican dishes it would hands down be street tacos.

I’ve had many readers ask if my slow cooker version could be made in the instant pot so I set out to answer them and the answer was a clear yes! They were just as tender as the regular version but in a sliver of the time.

WHAT ARE STREET TACOS?

When it comes to describing what street tacos are, they vary from place to place. Usually smaller in size and served in sets of 3 or more they are usually are beef, pork or chicken on smaller tortillas with various toppings.

Sometimes they are wrapped in two tortillas to hold the juices in. Our street tacos are just that. Smaller portions served on smaller tortillas. They do this because it entices you to usually buy more. I mean how can you not!

Now I may not be entirely correct on those facts, but like I said it really varies from place to place and the only thing you really need to know about street tacos is that they are seriously addicting and you cant stop at just one, so I can see why they are always served in multiples.

These Instant Pot Street Tacos are pretty much an identical version of my other recipe, but adapted to fit in your Instant Pot. If you don’t have an Instant Pot, I highly recommend checking them out. They are a Godsend and we have loved ours ever since getting it.

HOW TO MAKE STREET TACOS:

1. Cut your steak into smaller portions, we did 4 pieces.
2. In bowl mix together your olive oil, orange juice, worcestershire sauce, cilantro, garlic, honey, chili powder and cumin and stir until blended.
3. Pour over your meat and using a thongs coat all sides of your meat.
4. Cover and seal lid and cook on high pressure for 45 minutes then let it do a natural release which takes usually about 15-20 minutes.
5. You can remove your meat from the pot and shred, or shred right in the pot which we do.
6. Serve over tortillas topped with pico, garlic lime sauce (recipe below) and cojita cheese.

We like to keep our street tacos as simple as possible, they really don’t need much topping as the flavor of the meat should really be the star in this recipe. So we top with garlic lime sauce, fresh pico de gallo and some cojita cheese and that is it!

Another question that people as a lot is “what meat is good for making street tacos”? Like previously stated you can use pork, chicken or beef. We usually go with beef and we use flank steak for ours. If you don’t have flank steak you can also use skirt steak if you would like. Some stores also sell meat labeled as “carne asada” meat, and that works well also. 

This Instant Pot Street Taco Recipe is perfect for your taco Tuesdays! You can just stick it in the instant pot with minimal dishes and it will be ready in about an hour, no marinating or nothing!

Just a simple classic and easy recipe that the whole family can enjoy. It’s not too spicy, has a touch of citrus flavor and some Mexican spices. If you are a lover of cilantro than this recipe is for you.

TIPS AND TRICKS:

• You can sear your flank steak in the instant pot before cooking if you like just to give it a little browning, add some oil to pot and set on sauté and just slightly brown each side.
• You can substitute skirt steak for flank steak if you can’t find flank steak in your area. We have had troubles in the past finding flank steak so this is a good option.
• These are juicy tacos, which I’ve always known street tacos to be whenever we have gotten them, if you would like them less juicy, remove your meat before shredding and discard some of the liquid before adding meat back to the pot to soak up the liquid.
• You can find street taco tortillas at Walmart, they are cute tiny little things and those are what we use for this recipe.

If you want a quick and easy weeknight meal that feeds the family than these Instant Pot Street Tacos are calling your name!

If you like this recipe you might also like:

• Churros
• Carne Asada
• Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas

Instant Pot Street Tacos

Easy, tender and delicious these Instant Pot Street Tacos are simple recipe quickly made in the instant pot and filled with amazing Mexican flavor.

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Course: Main Course

Cuisine: Mexican

Prep Time: 5 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 45 minutes minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes minutes

Servings: 6 peoplee

Calories: 375kcal

Author: Tornadough Alli

Ingredients

• ▢ 2 lbs flank steak cut into 4 sections
• ▢ 1/4 cup olive oil
• ▢ 1/4 cup orange juice
• ▢ 1/4 cup worcestershire sauce
• ▢ 1/4 cup cilantro chopped
• ▢ 1 1/2 tsp minced garlic
• ▢ 1 Tbs honey
• ▢ 1 tsp chili powder
• ▢ 1 tsp cumin
• ▢ Street taco sized tortillas
• ▢ Pico de gallo
• ▢ Cilantro
• ▢ Queso fresco

Garlic Lime Sauce:

• ▢ 1/2 cup sour cream
• ▢ 1 Tbs olive oil
• ▢ 1 clove garlic minced
• ▢ 2 Tbs lime juice
• ▢ 2 tsp lime zest

Instructions

• Place your steak in bottom of instant pot.
• In bowl mix together your olive oil, orange juice, worcestershire sauce, cilantro, garlic, honey, chili powder and cumin and stir until blended.
• Pour over your meat and with thongs coat all sides of steak.
• Cover and seal and cook on high pressure for 45 minutes then do a natural pressure release.
• Remove lid and shred meat.
• To make sauce combine all ingredients in small bowl and whisk to combine.
• To assemble tacos, place meat on bottom of your tortilla and top with the garlic lime sauce, pico de gallo and cheese.

Nutrition

Calories: 375kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 33g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Cholesterol: 100mg | Sodium: 216mg | Potassium: 669mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 330IU | Vitamin C: 9.2mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 3.3mg

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