Neely's Steak Fajitas

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Absolutely wonderful recipe. The marinade was out of this world, would be great with chicken - gonna have to do that next. I used agave instead of honey, which gave it a little more sweetness. The skirt steak was a little tough, but that is to be expected. Cooked it on the grill and sliced on the bias - great flavor. Used an anaheim instead of poblano.

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I really loved the flavor of the steak! Grilled it on the barbeque instead of in the pan. Turn out delicious! Fajitas vegetables were really good, too. Just add a warm tortilla, salsa, guacamole, and cheese and you're good to go.

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I made this last night and it turned out great. I found sliced london broil in the store (couldn't find skirt steak but I sliced it further after cooking it. The marinade made it tender and tasty. The only change I made was adding a little more olive Oil since 1 person said there was a typo. I only added another 1/4 to 1/2 cup and that was fine. I can't imagine why you'd need more. The only other thing was that I didnt have any tequila in the house (do in the summer so will make it again whhen so I put in a shot of Vodka to give it some kick. Couldnt really taste vodka but sure it made a difference. I marinaded the meat as directed and it up for the time given, no longer for fear it would get tough. The cumin was a little powerful and I may cut back a bit on that. I could really taste it but my husband probably had no idea what all was in the marinade. So I've given it a 5.

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I marinaded chicken and flank steak and thought the chicken was tastier than the steak. I marinaded both over night and then grilled the two for a party. Everyone preferred the chicken. If I were to make this again, I won't bother with steak.

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I have to agree with Ruby, this recipe was surprisingly bland, especially since the Neely's usually cook with lots of flavor.
Next time I will marinate overnight and see if the result is any better, but 4 hours was not enough, for sure, and I used an extra lime and several extra garlic cloves too!
Might next time I'll even try an extra jalapeno and some orange juice too.
But so far, following the recipe exactly as written (and the on-line version did stick to the TV show script accurately it seemed, this steak left me disappointed and wasted good tequila in the making of the marinade.
BTW- I continue to disagree with anybody who thinks that skirt steak can be grilled for 3 minutes a side and not turn into shoe leather tough steak. Two minutes is the most time to grill this type steak and have it retain a red, moist tender center. And if you grill it outside there is no need to wipe off the marinade before grilling the steaks either, IMO!

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COULD I BE ON YOUR SHOW I AM 10 YEARS OLD AND WHEN I GROW UP I WANT TO BE A CHEF ?

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The recipe give whatever you marinade great falvor. I have used it with steak, chicken and I am looking forward to trying it with pork.

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I was pretty shocked to read the reviews. Excellent??!! I marinated the steak for 5 hours, I followed the recipe, etc. but the fajita was really awful. I'm pretty fair and honest when I give a review, and this one was pretty awful. Sorry.

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I used flank steak because a it was readily available at my grocery store, b it was on sale, and c I've found that, depending on the butcher, the quality of skirt steak can vary greatly. Sounds like you got a bad one.

Marinate overnight, don't overcook (bad if your husband grew up liking well-done and always make sure to slice on the bias (diagonal, not straight up-and-down.

I hope you'll give it another try, Laura...the seasoning was quite tasty! Happy cooking!

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As the instructions say, the meat has to be cut across the grain -- if you didn't do that, it would be the reason it was tough.