Slow Cooker Pulled Skirt Steak ?
Gluten Free & Ketogenic
This pulled skirt steak, the result of a 6 hour slow cook in your crockpot, is as tender and flavorful as can be. i.e. It’s a melt-in-your-mouth-flavor-bomb situation.
Think one killer combo of spices, freshened up with a touch of orange, and cooked until it’s so tender that it shreds away.
Plus, if keto, we’re talking about 2g net carbs per 170g serving (i.e. a very generous serving!). And, you can go ahead and pair it up with our grain-free keto tortillas (just 2g net carbs). Ideal!
Oh, we highly suggest taking the Mexican route. ie. tacos! ?
If gluten free, opt for corn tortillas or try our suuuper pliable gluten free ‘flour’ tortillas.
Now top with pickled chipotle avocado, a touch of cotija cheese (or feta), fresh parsley, and a generous squeeze of lime. Oh, and if you cannot get hold of skirt steak, feel free to sub in for flank steak. No biggie.
Slow Cooker Pulled Skirt Steak ? Gluten Free & Keto
Ingredients
- 1 kg skirt steak
- 1 teaspoon paprika sweet or smoked
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons orange zest
- 4 cloves garlic ran through a press
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed orange juice
- 2 tablespoons gluten free soy sauce
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- juice of one lemon
- 2 cloves
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Mix together in a small bowl paprika, chili powder, oregano, salt, pepper and cumin. Rub your seasoning on all sides of your skirt steak. Set aside.
- Mix together in a medium bowl orange zest, garlic, orange juice, soy sauce, vinegar, lemon juice, and cloves. Set aside.
- Pour in olive oil into your crock pot or slow cooker. Add your seasoned skirt steak and pour your orange juice mix over it. Cover and cook on low for 6 hours, turning over your beef half way through.
- Take your meat out of your slow cooker and allow it to rest for 10 minutes. Shred it with two forks and serve it right away.
Nutrition
OMG! This is delicious. I used two 1-pound packages of finely chopped beef marketed as “beef for tacos” which was economically priced. As a family of two people, we had several meals: tacos one night, stuffed Pablano peppers another night and then I made hash with the rest and topped it with a fried egg. I’ll be making this again and I may try different proteins such as pork or poultry.
Thank you sooo much for including the nutritional facts. I appreciate you listing out vitamins and minerals as well. 👍🏼
This sounds so good! But I’ve got a pork shoulder roast. Could I sub that in for the skirt steak? Relatively new to cooking keto… Thank you.
Yes, Aiko. Pork would be delicious. It may be a bot more “fatty” than beef, depending on the cut. You may want to trim off some of the visible fat or simply eliminate the olive oil. I think this would be great with poultry, too!
Could I use this for a pulled steak sandwich on a bun? Or does it definitely need to be used for Mexican tacos or fajitas?
The recipe says lemon but the video uses a lime. Which was it supposed to be?
Could I double the recipe?
Def!
Can this be used over wide egg noodles
I’m not sure the flavor profile would be ideal tbh
what is pickled chipotle avocado?
Pickled chipotle is the type that comes in a can xo
Do you think it would alter the flavor drastically to use sesame oil instead of olive oil if I wanted more of an “Asian” flair?
Yeah in all honesty I wouldn’t use sesame with this mix of spices, but why don’t you take a look at the sesame mix of the dumplings?! It’s got ginger, etc and you can use it for the beef too! xo
Hi!
Can this be made in an insta pot? If so, how would the method change?
Thanks!
Hi Erin! Check out the Insta pot carnitas and follow that methodology 😉 xo!
Hi Paola. Can i use a crock pot for the steak or is better a slow cooker. Thanks
Definitely! Keep in mind that crock pot is the brand of slow cooker xo!
This was absolutely delicious. Thank you!
So happy you loved it Rayan! As always, thanks for coming back and leaving feedback! xo and good weekend!
I don’t have any orange juice. Can I add something else or is it not a good idea to make it without the orange juice? Thank you.
Hi Rayan! The orange juice does tie all the flavors together (as does the orange zest), so I would suggest keeping those in 😉 xo Paola
Can we do it high for 3 hours?
It comes out a bit tough… I tried it once that way and the meat just didn’t get quite tender 🙁
Muy rica gracias!
De nada Marta! xo!
This is really very tasty, have made it twice already! I just use regular paprika instead of smoked
Glad you enjoyed it Jar! Both smoked and sweet paprika are lovely here right?
Thanks for hitting us back! xo