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Beef Fajitas
Delicious beef fajitas
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Additional Time
2 hrs
Total Time
2 hrs 25 mins
Servings: 4
Calories: 401 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Ingredients
- 1 ½ lbs skirt steak or eye of round
- ½ large red bell pepper cut into thin pieces
- ½ large yellow bell pepper cut into thin pieces
- 1 green bell pepper cut into thin pieces
- 1 large yellow onion cut into thin pieces
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- flour tortillas
Marinade
- ¼ cup lime juice
- ¼ cup water
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- ½ cup soy sauce
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar
- 2 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- ½ teaspoon liquid smoke
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
Instructions
- Trim the fat off the skirt steak if there is any. Pound out the flank steak with a meat tenderizer. Squeeze lime juice over the flank steak.
- Prepare the marinade by whisking all the ingredients together. Put skirt steak in marinade for 2 to 24 hours, and refrigerate.
- Turn the stove on to medium-high and place a cast-iron skillet on top.
- Once it is hot, pull skirt steak out of the marinade, and put in skillet. Cook for one minute, then flip it over and cook for an additional minute. Transfer meat to a plate.
- Put olive oil into the skillet and add onions and peppers then cook for 10 minutes.
- Pour accumulated juices from the meat plate over the veggies and toss to coat.
- Slice meat against the grain, then place it back into the skillet, and toss to combine.
- Serve with fresh flour tortillas, sour cream, guacamole, pico de gallo, and cheese!
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Nutrition Information
Calories
401kcal
(20%)
Carbohydrates
16g
(5%)
Protein
41g
(82%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
107mg
(36%)
Sodium
1752mg
(73%)
Potassium
762mg
(22%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
9g
(18%)
Vitamin A
880IU
(18%)
Vitamin C
77.4mg
(86%)
Calcium
43mg
(4%)
Iron
4.8mg
(27%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 401
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 401kcal | 20% |
| Carbohydrates | 16g | 5% |
| Protein | 41g | 82% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 107mg | 36% |
| Sodium | 1752mg | 73% |
| Potassium | 762mg | 16% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 9g | 18% |
| Vitamin A | 880IU | 18% |
| Vitamin C | 77.4mg | 86% |
| Calcium | 43mg | 4% |
| Iron | 4.8mg | 27% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.