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  • Hard
  • Medium
  • Easy

Prep
Difficulty
Easy

30 mins

Time
Estimate
30 mins

Icon Heart Healthy

Gluten
Free?
Yes

Summer

Typical
Season
Summer


Nutrition Info

  • 7
  • 6
  • 5
  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1

Protein

  • 7
  • 6
  • 5
  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1

Carbs

  • 7
  • 6
  • 5
  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1

Fats

  • 7
  • 6
  • 5
  • 4
  • 3
  • 2
  • 1

Vegetables



Recipe Detail

Summer

Steak Fajitas

from Steak Fajitas with Elote Corn, the Week of August 11, 2013.
View the next recipe for this meal.

Colorful vegetables come together at high heat and are stuffed in tortillas. Make them as spicy as you like with the jalapeno, while remembering the seeds hold the heat. Bell peppers are key for this dish. Play around with the other vegetable additions.

Ingredients

  • 8 ounces flank steak, or skirt steak
  • 1 clove garlic, minced or crushed
  • 1 teaspoon ginger, fresh, finely minced
  • ½ jalapeno, minced, optional, add as much or as little as you like
  • 2 limes
  • 2 teaspoons cumin, ground
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt, divided
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper, or chipotle pepper, divided
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil (high heat)
  • 1 carrot, peel & slice in matchsticks
  • 1 onion, cut into strips, tip to tip
  • 1 bell pepper, any color, steam removed, cut in strips
  • 1 zucchini, sliced in matchsticks (or a sweet potato, peeled & sliced thin)
  • 6 tortillas, corn or small flour

Serving Size: 2 People



 

Preparation Instructions

Slice the steak very thinly into strips. Whisk together the garlic, ginger, jalapeno, cumin, a pinch of salt & pepper to taste and the juice and zest of one of the limes. Cut the other lime into quarters to serve at the table.

Pour the marinade on the steak and toss lightly. Set aside.

Heat a pan over medium-high heat. Add in a splash of the oil. Once it is hot, toss in the carrots and onions. Toss lightly until they are just barely tender and getting a touch of color.
Set aside.

Add another splash of oil. Add the peppers and zucchinis. If using sweet potatoes instead of the zucs, saute separately.
Sauté until the veggies are lightly golden and tender to the bite.
Set aside.

Add the remaining oil and lay the steak strips in the pan, spread out, not over-crowding the pan. If you need to do the steak in batches that is better then over-crowding.

Sear for 1-2 minutes until they can be easily lifted out of the pan and are slightly golden. Flip and sear on the other side.

Before finishing up, warm the tortillas- wrap them all in foil and place in an oven set at 350 for about 5 minutes.

Once the steak is just barely cooked. Add in all the veggies and saute until just hot again. Season all with the remaining salt and pepper to taste. Also, feel free to add more jalapeno, lime juice and cumin if desired.

Serve with any other additional toppings, such as cilantro or sour cream.

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