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Steak Fajita Recipe

Marinted beef strips served in a flour toritilla. Serve with taco cheese, salsa, guacamole and sour cream.

Ingredients:

1 1/2 to 2 lb skirt or flank steak
2 yellow onions sliced 1/2 inch thick
1 green bell pepper seeded and  cut into strips
1 red bell pepper seeded and cut into thin strips
1/3 cup tequila
1/2 lime, juiced
4 cloves garlic, minced
3 tablespoons olive oil
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon oregano
1 tablespoon fresh cilantro
Pinch of salt
1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes
Flour tortillas

Directions: 

1.  In a shallow bowl, whisk tequila, lime juice, olive oil, garlic, oregano, cumin, cilantro and red pepper flakes.
2.  Reserve 1/4 cup of the marinade (refrigerate until ready to use)
3.  Add meat to the bowl & rub marinade on all sides.
4.  Cover & refrigerate at least 2 hours. Can marinate overnight.
5.  When you are ready to cook the meat, pre-heat your BBQ.
6.  Grill beef – using the marinade you had set aside to brush onto meat every couple of minutes until beef is done.  (about 9 or 10 minutes for medium rare)
7. If you have room on your grill, as the meat is cooking, place a piece of aluminum foil large enough to cook onions & peppers.
8.  Brush onions & peppers with olive oil and season with a pinch of salt.
     Cook 3 minutes and then turn and cook an additional 3 to 4  minutes or until browned.
9.  Heat flour tortillas in the oven or on the grill.
10. Cut the meat in thin slices.
11.  Mix the meat slices with the onions & peppers.
12.  Serve on flour tortillas with your favorite accomopaniments.

Tips: 
   
Add chopped cilantro to your fajitas
Onions & peppers can be cooked prior to the meat in a pan & kept warm on low heat.
Replace the meat with chicken strips.

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