Recipe: Beef or Chicken Fajitas

Beef or Chicken Fajitas
recipelink.com Chat Room Recipe Swap - 2001-09-05
From: Gina,.Fla
Posted By: Chiqui, New Orleans
Date: February 17th 2000

Fajitas

1/2 cup good olive oil
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1/3 cup fresh lime juice
1/3 cup finely chopped red onion
1/2 tsp. sugar
1 tsp. oregano
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. lemon-pepper seasoning
1/2 tsp. ground cumin
3 cloves garlic, minced
1/2 cup fresh cilantro, minced

Meat of choice........2 lbs. boneless chicken breast, skirt steak, or flank steak.

Place meat choice in a glass pan. Top with all marinade ingredients. Cover with plastic wrap and chill at least 1 - 2 hours. Cook meat on the grill to desired doneness. This can also be perfectly done on a cast iron grill pan on the stove top, also. After meat is cooked allow to stand 10 minutes. Cut into thin strips. In a non-stick skillet place 1 cup of the marinade. Bring to a rolling boil and reduce down to evaporate the vinegar and leave just the oil in the pan. To this hot pan add 1 large onion sliced and a combination of red and green and yellow bell pepper strips. Stir fry until they begin to caramelize.(You may need to add a little more olive oil....you judge) Add the meat strips and stir until heated through and give it an extra squeeze of lime juice and a good sprinkling of chopped cilantro.

Assemble fajitas on flour tortillas, top with guacamole, fresh salsa and shredded lettuce and sharp cheese and sour cream!

My children love these!!!!!!Of course they pick out all the veggies and just eat the meat.

With the fajitas I like to make a bit of rice the way my Aunt Julie taught me.