Thursday, April 9, 2009

Fajitas!

I don't know about you, but I love Mexican food. And of all the delicious Mexican food out there, steak fajitas is the king of them all. Now, we all know that if you order them from a restaurant it's going to cost about 10 bucks for an order of sizzling hot deliciousness. So, I devised a way for me to have fajitas any time I wish right in the comfort of my own home... I cook them myself! I know, right? Here is my recipe for you to try out the next time you get a hankerin' for fajitas:

INGREDIENTS:
1+1/2 pounds of sirloin steak
1/4 C Worcestershire sauce (or A1 steak sauce)
1/4 C Italian or Vinaigrette salad dressing
the juice of 1 lime
2 T fresh cilantro (or 1/2 T dried)
1 T steak seasoning
2-3 cloves of garlic, crushed or diced
1/2 green pepper cut into strips
1/4-1/2 yellow onion cut into half rings
1 large tomato cut into half-moon shaped slices
2 jalapenos, 1 cut into rings and 1 cored, seeded and diced
2 T cooking oil (I like olive oil)
1 pkg flour tortillas
1 can refried beans
1 pkg shredded cheese (I like quesadilla cheese)
1 pkg sour cream
1 lemon, cut into wedges

DIRECTIONS:
1. Freeze the steak, then partially defrost it in the microwave, then it will be much easier to remove the fat and cut it into strips
2. Place steak strips in a large mixing bowl
3. Add Worcestershire sauce, salad dressing, lime juice, cilantro, steak seasoning and garlic. Stir to combine and coat the steak.
4. Add the green peppers, onion, tomatoes and jalapenos. Stir again to combine and coat the veggies.
5. Cover and refrigerate for 1 hour
6. Heat oil in a huge skillet or in a big pan of some sort.
7. Add the steak and veggie mixture, including all of the delicious juices
8. Cook over medium high heat, stirring occasionally
9. While the fajitas cook, nuke the refried beans and warm up the tortillas
10. When the meat is done, build your fajitas. I like to put the beans, cheese and sour cream in the tortilla, then top it with the meat and then a big squeeze of lemon juice to finish.

People- this recipe is perfection. It makes about 8-10 fajitas, so if you want to really impress your friends, fix this the next time you have them over for dinner. You won't be disappointed. And if you are disappointed, you are just a fun hater who doesn't know a good thing when you see one. Amen.