Chili Lime Steak (Easy Marinade & Recipe)
Prep
5 min
Cook
10 min
Total
15 min
Serves
4
Chili lime steak is carne-asada energy — smoky, charred, and bright with lime, perfect sliced into tacos, bowls, or fajitas. It cooks fast and the marinade is one chili lime seasoning plus a squeeze of lime.
This uses Pinche Crack, our chili lime blend (ancho chile, Korean chili, garlic, zesty lime) — lime's built right in.
Why you'll make it on repeat
- 15 minutes of cooking. Fast and high-flavor.
- One seasoning = the whole marinade.
- Taco night, fajitas, bowls — all sorted.
Crack Spice Recipe
Chili Lime Steak
Ingredients
Method
- Marinate. Rub steak with olive oil, lime juice, garlic, and Pinche Crack. Rest 15–30 min (or up to overnight).
- Heat. Get a grill, grill pan, or cast iron screaming hot.
- Sear. Cook 3–4 min per side for medium-rare (flank/skirt are thin and fast). Don't overcook.
- Rest & slice. Rest 5–10 min, then slice thin against the grain.
- Finish. Squeeze lime, scatter cilantro.
Total time: 15 minutes (plus marinate). Serves 4.
Pro tips
- Slice against the grain — this is what makes flank/skirt tender.
- Rest before slicing to keep the juices in.
- Screaming-hot pan for a real char.
Ways to serve
- Chili lime steak tacos — with onion, cilantro, and lime.
- Burrito bowls — rice, beans, pico, steak.
- Fajitas — with peppers and onions.
FAQ
Best cut? Flank or skirt for tacos; sirloin works too.
How spicy? Medium, smoky. Lime keeps it bright.
Doneness? Pull flank/skirt at medium-rare for tenderness; well-done gets tough.
Carne-asada flavor, one jar: Pinche Crack plus lime is the whole marinade. Make chili lime steak tacos tonight.