Easy Mexican Tortas Recipe

If you’re looking to enjoy iconic sandwiches from all over the world, the Mexican Torta has to be on your list! This Torta Mexicana recipe combines a juicy, well-seasoned sirloin steak with your favorite Mexican ingredients like refried beans and cojita cheese. Make it spicy with sriracha and jalapeños!

Prep Time10

Cook Time10

Total Time20

Course: Dinner, Lunch

Cuisine: Mexican

Keyword: Torta

Servings: tortas

Author: Izzy

Ingredients

1 pound sirloin steak
1 teaspoon ground cumin
salt and pepper to taste
1 teaspoon vegetable oil
4 rolls halved, see note
1 cup iceberg lettuce shredded
1 avocado sliced
1 large tomato sliced
1/4 red onion sliced
1/4 cup cotija cheese or feta, crumbled
1 jalapeno pepper sliced
1/2 cup refried beans optional
4 tablespoons mayonnaise or butter
hot sauce optional

Instructions

Have all the ingredients ready.
Warm the refried beans in the microwave or a skillet. Set aside.

Cook the steak

In a small mixing bowl, whisk together salt, pepper, and ground cumin.
Pat dry the steak with paper towels. Then rub with oil and season with the cumin mixture.
Place a skillet over medium-high heat. When hot, add the steak and fry undisturbed for 2 minutes. Flip and continue cooking. Flip every minute until it reaches your desired doneness.
Remove to a plate and let it rest for 5 minutes.
Slice it thinly on a cutting board and set aside.

Toast the buns

Put the halved buns face down on the hot skillet for 30-60 seconds until golden.
Remove to a plate and spread mayonnaise onto the bottom halves of the rolls.

Assemble the tortas

Spread refried beans on top of the mayo.
Add the reserved steak slices followed by the tomato slices, avocado slices, onion, shredded lettuce, and jalapeno slices.
Sprinkle the cheese on top. Add optional hot sauce. Close the sandwich with the tops of the rolls and serve immediately.

Notes

Rolls: You can use authentic Mexican telera slider rolls if you can find them. Substitutes include a ciabatta roll, Kaiser roll or hoagie roll.
Steak: In addition to sirloin, you can use New York strip, rib eye or skirt steak. To save time, you can often buy sliced steak that is already cooked.

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