Garlic Guajillo Steak Chipotle Copycat

This Garlic Guajillo Steak is a succulent flank steak cut smothered in a smokey guajillo pepper sauce and cooked to perfection.

This recipe comes together easily, the marinade requires few, wholesome ingredients and it's whipped in just a few minutes.

How to make the Garlic Guajillo Marinade

In this recipe the secret is in the sauce. The marinade makes the steak tender and flavorful at the same time.

Guajillo chiles are dried mirasol peppers. They are milder than jalapenos with a fruity, smokey flavor. Guajillos a common ingredient in Mexican cuisine.

The garlic complements the guajillo chiles and the lemon and cilantro finish the flavor profile.

Recipe Ingredients

• Guajillo chiles: These dried chiles are the base of our marinade, they need to be rehydrated in order to blend them and create our sauce.
• Garlic: One of my favorite ingredients to cook with, fresh garlic is best in this recipe and I like to mince my own.
• Limes: These brighten the marinade and help tenderize the meat.
• Cilantro: A staple ingredient in Mexican cuisine, I love to finish my dishes with this herb. If you don't like cilantro you can leave it out and swap it out for scallions.
• Flank Steak: This is the cut steak I like the most because is not too tender but not super though. The marinade tenderizes the meat and infuses it with flavor. I like to buy angus flank steak.

Step by step instructions

Make the Guajillo Paste

Hydrate the chiles in hot water. Place them in sauce pan and cover them in water and boil over high heat, then simmer for 30 minutes.

Let the chilies cool slighty before removing the seeds and stem. Reserve a cup of the cooking liquid.

Blend the guajillos with the cooking liquid and reserve.

Make the Marinade

Combine 1 cup of guajillo paste, garlic, lime juice and cilantro and blend until well combined.

Marinate the steak

Add the marinade to a bowl or baking dish big enough to place the steak in. Set aside in the fridge for at least two hours and up to twelve.

Grill the steak

Cook the steak to your preferred temperature. I like to cook it for 4-6 minutes on each side for a medium-rare temperature.

For an accurate temperature reading use a meat thermometer.

How to serve the steak

This steak is great for street tacos, salad or grain bowls or on its own with your favorite side dish.

If making a bowl like a Chipotle-style bowl, serve with pickled onions, rice and guacamole.

For street tacos I love to use homemade flour tortillas and serve with queso fresco and avocado.