Copycat Chipotle Steak Recipe

Copycat Chipotle Steak in a bowl with rice, bean salsa and avocado

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If you're craving a Chipotle-style burrito bowl but want to skip the takeout line, this Copycat Chipotle Steak recipe is the perfect for you!

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Marinate Time1

Total Time1 40

Course: Dinner

Cuisine: beef, copycat, Mexican

Servings:

Calories: 237kcal

Ingredients

7 oz can chipotles in adobo sauce
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon coarsely ground black pepper
1 teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon onion powder
2 teaspoons minced garlic
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
½ cup water
2 ½ pounds skirt steak or other steak cut of your choice

Instructions

Combine all ingredients except for the steak in the bowl of a food processor or blender. Pulse several times to make a marinade paste.
Place whole steak(s) and marinade into a gallon size plastic bag and seal closed. Squish around the steak and marinade so that the steak is fully coated. Refrigerate for a minimum of 1 hour and up to 24 hours.
After steak has marinated, pre-heat grill on high heat for 15 minutes. Brush grills lightly with olive oil if desired. Remove steak from marinade and discard bag. Place steak on grill and cook on each side for 5-8 minutes or until meat is cooked and crisped a bit on the outside and cooked to desired internal temperature. Thin steak needs only to be cooked for a few minutes on each side, while a thicker cut of meat will take longer to cook. Adjust grill heat while cooking to ensure that there is a little bit of char, but the meat does not burn or catch on fire.
Remove steaks from grill and let rest for 5 minutes.
Chop into pieces and serve with tacos, rice.

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Notes

This has a good kick to it. Use less of the can of chipotles in adobo sauce, marinate for less time (I marinated overnight), or wipe off extra marinade before grilling for less spice. Add some cayenne pepper or crushed red pepper flakes for a bit of extra spice.

This makes a lot of marinade - you could marinate up to 5 pounds of steak with a single recipe (or marinate steak and chicken at the same time.)
Skirt steak works really well with this recipe - thick enough to have some pink in the middle with a charred bit on the outside. Even a nice thick steak like a tri tip roast will cook up delicious, but takes longer to cook.

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