Amy's WFD Blog!: Beef Fajita Marinade

Monday, April 30, 2012

Beef Fajita Marinade

Hi everyone!

Tomorrow we are having Beef Fajitas for dinner. I'm going to use this marinade recipe below. I plan to cook the steak whole and then when it's grilled I will thinly slice it. I'll also be sautéing up some onions and peppers to go with it. On the side we'll be having fries.

Beef Fajita Marinade
Sharon --GatorGrrrl

1-2 lbs flank steak or skirt steak
juice of 1 lime
1 tsp dried oregano
2 large cloves garlic, crushed
1 tablespoon minced fresh cilantro
2 teaspoons chili powder (or any cajun or blackening seasoning you have on hand)
1 tsp cumin
2 tsp kosher salt
1 tsp fresh black pepper

Combine all ingredients and mix well in a 1-gallon plastic zip-top bag with the steak. Refrigerate for 1 to 3 hours -- up to 24 hours. Cook on a hot grill, but be careful about overcooking. You want it to be pink in the middle so it is tender.

1 comment:

Amy Z said...: Beef Fajita Marinade - This was really good. I used a flank steak and marinated this about 7 hours. I did add extra lime juice because it didn't seem to have enough liquid. I definitely plan to make this again but I think next time I will make more marinade and do the vegetables for the fajitas too. I cooked some peppers and onions but they needed some of these flavors as well. Overall, we loved this marinade!; May 2, 2012 at 10:44 AM

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