Tex-Mex Beef Fajitas

Name: Tex-Mex Beef Fajitas
Prep time: 1 h 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 1 h 20 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 700g beef skirt or flank steak; 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp lime juice; 2 tsp cumin; 2 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp chilli powder; 1 tsp garlic powder; 3 bell peppers, thickly sliced; 2 large onions, thickly sliced; 8 flour tortillas, warmed; guacamole, sour cream and salsa to serve

Sizzling peppers and onions with chargrilled spiced beef — served with warm tortillas. Searing the peppers and onion in a smoking hot pan rather than a moderate one gives fajitas their essential charred edges and audible sizzle at the table.

Total time

80 min

Prep

70 min

Cook

10 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

American

Ingredients

700gbeef skirt or flank steak

3 tbspolive oil

2 tbsplime juice

2 tspcumin

2 tspsmoked paprika

1 tspchilli powder

1 tspgarlic powder

3bell peppers, thickly sliced

2large onions, thickly sliced

8flour tortillas, warmed

guacamole, sour cream and salsato serve

Instructions

Mix oil, lime, cumin, paprika, chilli and garlic. Marinate steak 1-2 hours.

Grill steak over very high heat 3-4 minutes per side. Rest 5 minutes.

Sear peppers and onion in a smoking hot pan until charred at edges.

Slice steak thin across the grain.

Fill tortillas with steak and vegetables, top with guacamole, sour cream and salsa.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

433

Protein

9.5g

Fat

17.8g

Carbs

59g

Fiber

6.1g

Sodium

594mg

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