Fajitas (Beef or Chicken)

 

The ingredients:

Meat – 1½ lbs; beef (skirt steak is best); or skinless, boneless chicken breasts

1 onion, sliced very thinly

2 tomatoes, chopped coarsely

1 green and 1 red pepper, julienne

flour tortillas

guacamole

salsa

 

Marinade:

½ cup Worcestershire sauce

2 Tbsp. liquid smoke

1 Tbsp. ground cumin

dash black pepper

12 oz beer

 

Thin slice the beef or chicken, < ¼ inch thick

Combine the marinade ingredients, and the beef or chicken for a few hours.

 

Cooking process:

Drain the marinade.

In an iron skillet over high heat, grill meat in olive oil.  Remove meat and keep warm.

In the same pan grill onion, tomatoes and peppers in meat juices.

Add meat back to the pan for the last minute or so.

 

Final assembly:

Heat and soften flour tortillas in a hot pan.

Serve meat and veggie mixture and tortillas separately.

Also, serve guacamole and salsa as sides/adds for the fajitas.

 

Variations:

For the chicken, try adding a bit of lime juice, red chili powder and oregano.