Scrumptious steak fajitas
Scrumptious steak fajitas

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Cut shallow crosshatch cuts into both sides of steak for entire length of steak. Rub spice mix all over both sides. Preheat grill to medium high heat.

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To begin with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few components. You can cook scrumptious steak fajitas using 24 ingredients and 13 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.

The ingredients needed to make Scrumptious steak fajitas:
  1. Prepare 1 1/2 lb. Flank or skirt steak
  2. Take 1 Tbsp. Chili powder
  3. Make ready 1 tsp. Salt
  4. Make ready 1/2 Tbsp. Cumin powder
  5. Prepare 1/4 Cup Fresh lime juice
  6. Prepare 1/4 Cup plus 2 TBS. Olive oil
  7. Prepare 1 Tbsp. Worcestershire sauce
  8. Prepare 4 cloves garlic, minced
  9. Take 1 yellow onion, sliced
  10. Get 3 Red, yellow or green bell peppers, sliced
  11. Take 1 jalapeño, diced (optional)
  12. Prepare 1 tomato, diced
  13. Get 1/4 C. Cilantro, chopped
  14. Make ready 6 flour tortillas
  15. Prepare 1 C. Iceberg lettuce, sliced thin
  16. Get 1/2 lemon
  17. Take White sauce
  18. Prepare 1 C. Mayonnaise
  19. Take 1 C. Sour cream
  20. Take 3 green onions, diced
  21. Make ready 1 tsp. Cumin
  22. Prepare 1 tsp. Apple cider vinegar
  23. Make ready 1 tsp. Sugar
  24. Get 1 jalapeño, diced (optional)

Combine the lime juice, ground pepper and cilantro in a shallow dish. Place steak strips into the marinade and refrigerate for two to four hours. Skirt steak or flank steak are the best cuts of beef for this steak fajitas recipe. The skirt steak is a little bit more tender than the flank steak, so it can be cooked more without getting tough or chewy (in other words, choose skirt steak if you prefer your meat well done).

Steps to make Scrumptious steak fajitas:
  1. Combine 2 teaspoons ground cumin, the chili powder and 1 teaspoon salt. Cut shallow crosshatch cuts into both sides of steak for entire length of steak.
  2. Rub spice mix all over both sides. Place in a ziploc bag.
  3. In a small bowl whisk lime zest, lime juice, 1/4 C. olive oil, Worcestershire, and half the garlic. Reserve 2 Tbsp. of the marinade and pour the rest into the bag with the steak. Seal and toss to coat. Refrigerate for at least 4 hours. Massage every now and then to redistribute marinade.
  4. Heat 2 Tbsp. olive oil in skillet over medium-high heat. Add onions and saute 3-4 minutes until soft and translucent. Add in bell peppers and saute another 3 minutes.
  5. Reduce heat to medium, add the remainder of garlic and cumin and salt to taste. Cook stirring often until peppers are soft and beginning to caramelize. 5-8 minutes.
  6. Pour in the 2 Tbsp. reserved marinade. Stir in half the cilantro. Salt to taste and remove from heat and keep warm.
  7. In a smoking hot dry pan blister tortillas on both sides. Place in an oven on very low heat to keep warm.
  8. Remove steak from ziplock bag and pat dry with paper towels. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat and add 1 Tbsp. olive oil. Cut steak and work in batches if your skillet is not large enough. Cook steak to your liking. 3-4 minutes per side for medium rare.
  9. Remove to cutting board. Cover with foil and let sit 10 minutes. Cut across the grain into thin strips.
  10. Tip remaining juices from pan over cut steak, and sprinkle with remaining cilantro.
  11. Mix all white sauce ingredients together.
  12. Sprinkle juice of 1/2 lemon over sliced lettuce, add salt.
  13. Assemble fajitas. Place steak in tortilla and top with tomatoes, onions and peppers, lettuce and jalapeños if desired. Drizzle white sauce over top.

Place the steak slices in a medium bowl. Sprinkle with the remaining seasoning mix. Use your clean hands to rub the spices into the meat. In Steak Fajitas, tender strips of sirloin pick up plenty of spicy flavor from a marinade seasoned with cayenne pepper and cumin. "These colorful sandwiches are speedy and satisfying," says Shirley Hilger of Lincoln, Nebraska. Mexican Steak Fajitas Recipe photo by Taste of Home In a dish, mix together the olive oil, Worcestershire sauce, lime juice, garlic, cumin, chili powder, red pepper flakes, salt, pepper, and sugar until combined.

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