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Steak Fajitas

Skirt steak spends time in a lime, garlic, cilantro and jalapeño marinade, gets seared hot and sliced thin, then is piled into warm flour tortillas with soft peppers and onions.

  • YieldServes 4 (8 fajitas)
  • Hands-on35 min
  • Total1 h 34 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

Steak

  • 680 gskirt steak, hanger or flat iron steak also work
  • 90 mllime juice
  • 2 tbspextra virgin olive oil
  • 3 clovesgarlic, large, minced
  • 2 tbspfresh cilantro, minced
  • 1 tspjalapeño pepper, fresh, minced
  • ½ tspground cumin
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground
  • to tastesalt
  • 1 tbspextra virgin olive oil, for the pan

Vegetables

  • 3 tbspextra virgin olive oil
  • 2yellow onions, medium, sliced
  • 2bell peppers, medium, yellow or red, seeded and sliced

To serve

  • 8flour tortillas, large
  • 1avocado, peeled, pitted and mashed with a squeeze of lime juiceoptional
  • 2tomatoes, large, choppedoptional

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Soy
  • Legumes (any)
  • Wheat
  • Olive
  • Citrus fruits (any)
  • Lime
  • Avocado
  • Nightshades (any)
  • Tomato
  • Bell (sweet) pepper
  • Chili peppers
  • Onion family (any)
  • Onion
  • Garlic
  • Cilantro / coriander
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cumin
  • All mammal meat (alpha-gal)
  • Beef and veal
  • Pork
  • Chili heat (capsaicin)

Taste

  • Heat
  • Sour / bright
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Herbal / fresh
  • Aromatic spice

Equipment

  • Oven
  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 1–3 hours total
  • Difficulty 2

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: moderate
  • Sodium: high

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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