Beef Steak Fajitas

A Tex-Mex style food with Mexican ingredient influence. Fajitas got its start in a tortilleria in Houston Texas (USA).

As legend has it, Maria Ninfa Rodriguez of Huston, Texas, better known as “Mama Ninfa Laurenzo,”started serving fajitas (1973) in a tortilla factory turned into a restaurant that she named, “Rio Grande Tortilla Company.”

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The very first day she sold 250 pre-assembled tacos al carbon, making Mama Nifa a Tex-Mex icon.

Later her pre-assembled tacos became build-your-own fajitas, made using a cut of beef called “skirt steak,” referred to in Spanish as faja, meaning belt.

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Steak Fajitas are a perfect blend of well seasoned steak with bell peppers and onions all wrapped in a warm tortilla.

Most restaurants serve them on a cast iron skillet set a blaze on the way to the table.

Beef Steak Fajitas

1 teaspoon ground Mexican oregano

1teaspoon ground red pepper

1 teaspoon ground cumin

1 teaspoon ground coriander

1/2 teaspoons sea salt

1 teaspoon ground black pepper

1½ pounds flank steak (skirt steak), fat trimmed

1 red bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, and thinly sliced

1 green bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, and thinly sliced

1 yellow bell pepper, stemmed, seeded, and thinly sliced

1 small white onion, thinly sliced

1 small purple onion, thinly sliced

4 tablespoons avocado oil

6-8 corn tortillas, warmed

In a small bowl mix together the first six ingredients and set aside.

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Trim fat from steak and cut into 1 x 2 inch strips. Add steak strips to bowl with seasoning and mix till meat is well coated. Set aside.

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Next, remove seeds from peppers, cut into thin slices. Next cut onions into thin slices. Mix peppers and onion slices together in a large bowl and set aside.

Place a large nonstick skillet over medium heat, add avocado oil. When oil is hot add beef strips and cook on all sides, about 2 minutes.

Next add pepper-onion mix, stir in and continue to cook until meat is done to your preference –

• 145 degrees for medium
• 155 degrees for med-well
• 160 degrees for well-done

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Plate the Beef steak Fajitas and serve with warmed corn tortillas.

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