Steak Fajitas

Ingredients
  • steakFajitasJuice of 1 lime
  • 2 Tbs olive oil
  • 2 cloves garlic, minced
  • 1/2 tsp ground cumin
  • 1/2 fresh jalepeno, or 8 sliced jalepenos with 1 Tbs juice from jar
  • 1/4 c chopped fresh cilantro, including stems
  • 14 oz top sirloin steak (or flank steak or skirt steak)
  • 1 large onion, sliced
  • 3 bell peppers: green, yellow, and red, sliced into strips
  • 1 Tbs vegetable oil
  • Salt and pepper to taste
Directions
  • Mix lime, olive oil, garlic, cumin, and jalepenos to create marinade
  • Coat the steak with marinade, cover and allow to sit 1 hour at room temperature
  • Heat vegetable oil in iron skillet to smoke point over high heat.  Open window, turn on exhaust fan, or disable smoke alarms
  • Remove most of the marinade from steak. Fry 3 minutes on each side. Place on carving board and tent.
  • Add onions and peppers to skillet.  Allow to sear 90 minutes without stirring
  • Stir and continue cooking veggies, 4-6 minutes according to preference.
  • Slice steak across the grain into thin strips, add to skillet.
  • Season with salt and pepper
  • Re-enable smoke alarm before serving with home made flour tortillas

 

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Karl

Born in Harrisburg, PA. Undergrad at Drexel University. Learned to ride a bike when six years old, riding ever since. Started cooking when I was in college, stopped when I got married, started again in 2006 when my wife was out of town for a few months. Jobs: worked at post office while in college to earn money to buy a stereo. After grad school, worked at a small software company in Redmond, WA for twelve years. Afterwards, went back to school to get a certificate, then started teaching high school. Still doing that off and on, part time as the need arises.

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