An easy recipe to create succulent slow-cooked steak, perfect for salads, in between grilled bread, or sauced in tacos.
Easy dinners are in full swing at our home. I am utilizing our slow cooker as often as I can. I like having the steak ready and feeling like I put very little effort into an amazing meal.
The steak can be shredded or pulled apart and used in tacos, on top of salads, eaten with a side dish or shoved between two pieces of your favorite bread and grilled. So good.
How to Make Slow Cooked Steak-and-Onions
1. Marinate the Skirt Steak
- Combine Ingredients: In a large storage bag, mix the skirt steak, garlic powder or minced garlic, cumin, salt, Italian seasonings, black pepper, and onion powder.
- Marinate: Seal the bag and marinate the steak in the refrigerator overnight.
2. Prepare the Onions
- Slice Onions: Thinly slice the onions. A spiralizer can be used for uniform slices.
- Layer Onions: Place the sliced onions in the bottom of a large slow cooker.
3. Cook the Steak
- Add Steak and Water: Lay the marinated skirt steak on top of the onions. Add 1/2 cup of water.
- Slow Cook: Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours.
4. Serve
- Shred the Steak: Remove the steak from the slow cooker and shred or pull it apart using two forks.
- Plate and Serve: Serve the shredded steak on a platter with the cooked onions. Optionally, serve with gluten-free tortillas and your favorite toppings for a delicious steak taco.
Recipe Notes
- Marinating Time: Marinate the steak overnight for the best flavor.
- Onion Preparation: Using a spiralizer helps achieve uniform onion slices, ensuring even cooking.
- Serving Suggestions: Serve with tortillas, as a salad topping, or with a side of rice.
Yield, Prep Time, and Cook Time
- Yield: 4-6 servings
- Prep Time: 20 minutes (plus overnight marinating)
- Cook Time: 8 hours (slow cooker)
Slow Cooked Skirt Steak-and-Onions
- Total Time: 8 hours 20 minutes plus overnight marinating
- Yield: 4-6 portions 1x
Description
An easy recipe to create succulent slow-cooked steak, perfect for salads, in between grilled bread, or sauced in tacos.
Ingredients
Units
Scale
- 2 lbs skirt steak (900g)
- 2 teaspoons garlic powder or 3 cloves minced (10g)
- 1.5 teaspoons cumin (7g)
- 1 teaspoon salt (5g)
- 1 teaspoon Italian seasonings (5g)
- 1 teaspoon black pepper (5g)
- 1/2 teaspoon onion powder (2.5g)
- 2 large onions, sliced thin (about 300g each)
- 1/2 cup water (120ml)
Instructions
1. Marinate the Skirt Steak
- Combine Ingredients: In a large storage bag, mix the skirt steak, garlic powder or minced garlic, cumin, salt, Italian seasonings, black pepper, and onion powder.
- Marinate: Seal the bag and marinate the steak in the refrigerator overnight.
2. Prepare the Onions
- Slice Onions: Thinly slice the onions. A spiralizer can be used for uniform slices.
- Layer Onions: Place the sliced onions in the bottom of a large slow cooker.
3. Cook the Steak
- Add Steak and Water: Lay the marinated skirt steak on top of the onions. Add 1/2 cup of water.
- Slow Cook: Cover the slow cooker and cook on low for 8 hours.
4. Serve
- Shred the Steak: Remove the steak from the slow cooker and shred or pull it apart using two forks.
- Plate and Serve: Serve the shredded steak on a platter with the cooked onions. Optionally, serve with gluten-free tortillas and your favorite toppings for a delicious steak taco.
Notes
- Marinating Time: Marinate the steak overnight for the best flavor.
- Onion Preparation: Using a spiralizer helps achieve uniform onion slices, ensuring even cooking.
- Serving Suggestions: Serve with tortillas, as a salad topping, or with a side of rice.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 8 hours
- Category: Main
- Method: Slow Cooking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 200g
- Calories: 300
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 450mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 6g
- Unsaturated Fat: 8g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 80mg
Turned out good, the key is the onions for sure
It’s a yes from me, you’re going to Hollywood! No but seriously, this is really very good.
Slow and steady wins the race, so delicious!
I second everyone who gave 5 stars. This is delicious.
Did turn out super well, loved the flavors and the texture. Great recipe!
This really turned out well, delicious, the meat was so tender.
Turned out really well, I just happened to cut the steak wrong.
I love slow cooker recipes, and this one is a new favorite. The steak was so flavorful and tender.
This is now my go-to recipe for skirt steak. The whole family loved it!
Tried this last night and served it with tortillas. My kids couldn’t get enough. Thanks for the great recipe!
Perfect recipe, so delicious!
Fabulous recipe, really delicious – thank you!
It isn’t the prettiest of dishes, but it tastes really awesome!
This was absolutely delicious!! We love spicy food, so I added one more clove of garlic, 1/2 teaspoon of Cayenne pepper, and 1/4 teaspoon of read pepper flakes. This would be wonderful in a burrito with beans as well as the suggestions above!
Making this for dinner tomorrow, I have a skirt steak that’s already marinaded to be used for fajitas it’s got all the same ingredients I’ll be adding a can of beer instead of water cant wait to try it!
That sounds perfect, cannot go wrong with beer in slow cooking!
To save a recipe on my computer I highlight, copy, then paste into a MS doc in a file I keep on my computer – different files for various types of recipes. Takes a few seconds. Or, just email the recipe to yourself and keep a file going in your email program.
Why can’t I save your recipes in a recipes file in the computer. If I want to save a recipe I need to print it out. That wastes a lot of paper and ink. Readers should be able to “save” not just “print”
I also sometimes take a screen shot to capture the image too! Happy cooking