How to Make Texas Skirt Steak Fajitas

This Tex-Mex style fajita will create a new taste for supper. This recipe serves 6 people.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb 2 oz (500 grams) of skirt or flank steak
  • 1 sliced green pepper
  • 1 sliced red pepper
  • 1 sliced onion
  • 6 tablespoons of olive oil
  • Salt

Marinade

  • 1.6 fl oz (45 ml) of red wine
  • Vinegar
  • Juice from 2 limes
  • 2 tablespoons of olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon of brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons of chopped coriander
  • 2 minced garlic cloves
  • 1 teaspoon of oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon of cumin powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon of crushed black pepper

Sides

  • Shredded lettuce
  • Guacamole
  • Sour cream
  • Grated cheese

Steps

  1. How.com.vn English: Step 1 Create the marinate.
    Mix the red wine, olive oil, coriander, oregano, garlic, lime juice, cumin, and black pepper together.
  2. How.com.vn English: Step 2 Place the steaks in a bowl and pour the marinate on top of it.
    Push down on the steaks to ensure that it's well covered by the liquid. Use plastic wrap on the bowl and set aside for an hour.
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  3. How.com.vn English: Step 3 Cook each vegetable by itself in a heated frying pan.
    You don't have to cook them thoroughly, just for about a minute or two.
  4. How.com.vn English: Step 4 Shake off the marinade from the steaks and season them with salt and pepper.
    Any other seasonings can be rubbed on the steaks at this time.
  5. How.com.vn English: Step 5 Cook the meat on a medium to high heat.
    Turn the steaks over after 3 minutes, but watch it so that you don't burn them.
  6. How.com.vn English: Step 6 Place the cooked steaks on a cutting board and slowly cut along the grain of the meat.
  7. How.com.vn English: Step 7 Plate everything onto one dish so that people can take what they want to put into their own fajita.
  8. How.com.vn English: Step 8 Stack everything on top of each other on the tortilla shell while making an individual fajita.
    Take 2 sides of the fajita wrap and put them together.
  9. How.com.vn English: Step 9 Finished.
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      Tips

      • If you are planning to marinate for more than an hour, for example overnight, then place the marinate in the refrigerator.
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      Things You'll Need

      • Cutting board
      • Grill pan
      • Knife
      • Set of tongs
      • Frying pan
      • 2 trays
      • Bowl
      • Spoon
      • Plastic/cling wrap
      • Large fork

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