SOHO’s executive chef, Joe Ahn, has helmed the restaurant’s kitchen for more than a decade, continually providing diners with innovative and mouth-watering dishes, including plenty of savory starters. A guest favorite appetizer at SOHO is the steak tacos. For those interested in whipping up this dish at home, here is Chef Joe’s recipe for steak tacos with guacamole and tomatillo sauce.

SOHO Steak Tacos (serves 4)
4 corn or flour tortilla shells
4 oz hanger steak (grilled)
1/2 head lettuce (shredded)
1 tomato (diced)

Wrap shells in foil and warm in 350 degree oven until hot and softened. Top with 1 oz hanger steak. Add lettuce, tomato, guacamole, and tomatillo sauce (plus sour cream if desired).

Guacamole (serves 4)
2 ripe avocados
1/4 onion (minced)
1 serrano chile (remove stem) (minced)
1 tablespoon cilantro (chopped)
1 tablespoon lime juice
Salt and pepper to taste

Cut avocado in half. Remove seed. Scoop from peel and put into mixing bowl. Mash the avocado. Add onion, serrano, cilantro, lime juice, salt and pepper. Mash. (Note: You can add more or less serrano chiles depending on your desired level of hotness).

Tomatillo sauce (serves 4)
10-12 tomatillos (husked and rinsed)
1/4 onion (chopped)
1 serrano chile (remove stem)
2 tablespoon cilantro (chopped)
Salt and pepper to taste
1 whole lime (juiced)

Combine tomatillos, onion and serrano chile in small saucepan. Cover with water and bring to a boil. Cook until tomatillos are tender. Drain. Blend with cilantro, salt, pepper and lime juice until smooth. Enjoy!