Mama’s Fab-u-lous Fajitas

Description

My fajitas are finally perfected, it doesn’t get any better than this! Fo’ sho’! Serve in tortillas with picante sauce or salsa, sour cream, cilantro, and maybe guacamole.

Ingredients

  • ¼ cup lime juice
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro
  • ½ jalapeno pepper, seeded and minced
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 ½ pounds beef skirt steak, cut across the grain into 1/2-inch strips
  • 1 yellow onion, cut into 1/2-inch strips
  • 3 red bell peppers, cut into 1/2-inch strips
  • 2 teaspoons vegetable oil, divided, or as needed

Instructions

  1. Whisk lime juice
  2. cilantro
  3. jalapeno pepper
  4. olive oil
  5. garlic
  6. and cumin together in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Add skirt steak
  7. onion
  8. and red bell peppers; toss to evenly coat. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap
  9. and marinate in the refrigerator
  10. 30 minutes to 2 hours.
  11. Remove steak
  12. onion
  13. and peppers from marinade and shake off excess. Discard remaining marinade.
  14. Heat 1 teaspoon vegetable oil in a large skillet over high heat until oil shimmers. Cook and stir steak in hot oil until browned on all sides and still pink in the center
  15. about 3 minutes per side. Transfer meat to a plate
  16. tent with aluminum foil
  17. and let rest for 5 minutes.
  18. Heat remaining oil in the same skillet over medium-high heat. Saute onion and peppers in hot oil until just tender but still crisp to the bite
  19. 5 to 6 minutes. Return meat to skillet; cook and stir until heated through.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 1 hr

Servings: 12

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