Texas Fajita Marinade Recipe
There is nothing like the sizzling zesty kick of Texas fajitas, and this Texas fajita marinade recipe is an easy way to satisfy your craving for Mexican food any night of the week.
Equipment
- 1 cast iron wok or large skillet
Ingredients
For the Marinade
- 3 lbs skirt steak (or flank steak)
- 1/2 cup olive oil
- 4 tbsp Worcestershire sauce
- 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
- 4 cloves minced garlic
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
- 1 tsp Kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp sugar
- 2 tbsp minced onion
- 1 tbsp cumin
- 1 tsp smoked paprika
For the Fajitas
- 1 red pepper (or whatever kind you prefer)
- 1 yellow pepper (or whatever kind you prefer)
- 1 white onion (or whatever kind you prefer)
- 1 tbsp cooking oil or beef tallow
Instructions
For the Marinade
- Combine all the marinade ingredients in a large bowl.
- Cut the meat into strips.
- Add the meat to the marinade and combine fully until all of the meat is covered by the marinade.
- Refrigerate for at least 2 hours, but ideally overnight.
For the Fajitas
- Cut up the veggies into strips.
- Remove the meat from the marinade and let as much of the marinade drip off as possible.
- Het a cast iron skillet or wok over medium-high heat with the cooking oil or beef tallow.
- Add about 1/3 of the meat to the pan and cook for 3-5 minutes moving the meat around as it cooks.
- Add 1/3 of the veggies and stir into the meat until the veggies reach the desired tenderness.
- Remove the fajita mixture to warm plate or bowl and cover.
- Repeat for the next 2 batches.
- Serve with warm tortillas and you favorite toppings.
Notes
Note, you can add all the meat to the pan (my wok was big enough) but it will likely take longer to cook than indicated above. It will also take a bit longer if you don't drain enough of the marinade off. But your overall time vs doing it in batches probably ends up about the same.
The nutritional data provided here is only an estimate and is provided for information only. Verification using your own nutritional calculator is required to ensure accuracy.
Extra note: For this recipe, the nutritional data includes the full marinade ingredients so I would definitely not rely on the values provided here for accuracy. Always check yourself. Tortillas and toppings are not included in the nutritional information shown.
Nutrition
Serving: 5ozCalories: 464kcalCarbohydrates: 9gFat: 29g