beef fajitas

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Ingredients

  • 3 pounds beef skirt steak
  • 1/2 cup lime juice
  • 1/3 cup salad oil
  • 1/3 cup tequila
  • 4 - minced garlic cloves
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cumin
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • 4 small onions, quartered
  • 16 - flour tortillas
  • 4 cups salsa
  • 1 cup guacamole
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 1/4 cup cilantro leaves, finely chopped

How To Make beef fajitas

  • Step 1
    Cut steak crosswise into 12 lengths.
  • Step 2
    Mix lime juice, oil, tequila, garlic, cumin, oregano and pepper and marinate meat and onion in mixture overnight or at least 4 hours.
  • Step 3
    Pre-cook onion quarters until partly done.
  • Step 4
    Grill onions and meat on indoor or outdoor grill until meat is rare to medium (do not overcook) and onions are soft.
  • Step 5
    Keep warm.
  • Step 6
    Heat tortillas either on grill or in microwave until soft and warm.
  • Step 7
    Have garnishes assembled: Salsa, guacamole, sour cream, cilantro, etc.
  • Step 8
    Each person assembles their own -- meat slices down center of warm tortilla, garnishes on top, fold up bottom, fold sides up to enclose filling, eat out of hand.

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Category: Beef
Culture: Mexican

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