Fajitas de Carne 🐂 Beef Fajitas
Steak fajitas are made from marinated beef with plenty of colorful peppers and onions, all grilled to tender and flavorful perfection. A restaurant-style meal that you can easily make at home!
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Equipment
- 1 Cutting Board
- 1 Knife
- 1 Cast Iron Skillet
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 1 tbsp lime juice
- ½ tsp chili powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- ¼ tsp cayenne pepper
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 2 lbs skirt steak sliced into ½-inch strips
- ⅔ red pepper deseeded and sliced into thin strips
- ⅔ green pepper deseeded and sliced into thin strips
- ⅔ yellow pepper deseeded and sliced into thin strips
- 1 red onion peeled and sliced into thin strips
- 6 tortillas warmed
Instructions
- Add the olive oil, lime juice, chili powder, ground cumin, cayenne pepper, salt, black pepper, and garlic to a jar with a screw top or tight fitting lid. Shake until well combined.3 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp lime juice, ½ tsp chili powder, 1 tsp ground cumin, ¼ tsp cayenne pepper, ½ tsp salt, ½ tsp black pepper, 2 cloves garlic
- Slice the beef, peppers, and onion into strips.2 lbs skirt steak, ⅔ red pepper, ⅔ green pepper, ⅔ yellow pepper, 1 red onion
- Place the steak into a sealable bag. Place the peppers and onion into a separate sealable bag.
- Pour ⅓ of the marinade over steak, ⅓ of marinade over vegetables and reserve the remaining marinade in the jar for using when cooking the steak fajitas. Seal the bags tightly and refrigerate for one hour to overnight.
- When ready to cook, heat a large skillet over medium-high heat.
- Pour the vegetables into the skillet and cook until just tender crisp, about 5 minutes. Remove the vegetables from the skillet to a plate and set aside for later use.
- Add steak strips to the same skillet. When the steak is cooked throughout (about 7-10 minutes), add vegetables back to the skillet along with the reserved marinade.
- Serve with warm tortillas and desired optional garnishes.6 tortillas
Nutrition
Serving: 1fajitaCalories: 448kcalCarbohydrates: 19.8gProtein: 42.5gFat: 23.2gSaturated Fat: 7gCholesterol: 89mgSodium: 324mgPotassium: 619mgFiber: 2.7gSugar: 3.2gCalcium: 51mgIron: 5mg
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