Steak Tacos with Charred-Corn Salsa

I hardly ever cook steak. It (for some reason) intimates me a little bit. If I’m going to buy a nice, pretty steak, I don’t want to mess it up.

Plus I think I’m a weird one when it comes to steaks. It’s not something I crave on the day-to-day. Not even weekly or monthly, but I can and DO appreciate a good steak when I have ’em. And now that I’ve found this way to cook them, I think they’re going to be a lot more common in the Baker household!

I ran across this article on Facebook about a foolproof way to perfectly cook a steak every time. It was actually an article I opened up to read, and I didn’t click ‘Save for Later’, which I’m bad about doing, and never coming back. It’s from People.com, which is a little random, but after reading I thought.. “I think I can do this.”

Granted it takes a while to get the steak cooked in a 250 degree oven, but I believe it’s totally worth it. And I happily told my brother I finally learned how to cook the perfect steak! Once its out of the oven, THEN you sear it on both sides in an extremely hot cast iron skillet. Let it rest before slicing it, and you will not be disappointed.

I created this Mexican-y spice blend for the steak-rub, just make sure you cover it in the spice mix so it sears nicely once removed from the oven. You want a perfectly dark-brown crust on the outside.

Ok, is your mouth watering yet?!
Anyway, I am a HUGE fan of homemade salsas and an even BIGGER fan of tacos. Tacos of any kind.My favorite taco has got to have the meat (of course), some kinda sauce, some kinda salsa, and cheese. Of course, I always want to jazz it up with some garnish, but those are my basics.

So for the salsa, I decided to use some fresh corn I got and dry-roast it for the base of the salsa. Admittedly, I ‘accidentally’ left it cooking when I went in another room to answer the phone. When I came back the corn had almost begun to ‘POP’.. and much of it had turned black in places (hence the name charred-corn). I ended up throwing some of it out, but most wasn’t ruined, it added character (and flavor!)

For the red pepper sauce, I roasted my own red bell peppers, but feel free to use store-bought (it’ll save you an hour). The sauce, salsa, and steak went perfectly together. I learned a lot and found my new favorite steak taco along the way!