Ingredients
- 1/4 cup vegetable oil, divided
- 3 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- Dash hot sauce
- Salt
- Freshly ground black pepper
- 1 1/2 pounds meat (boneless, skinless chicken breast, skirt steak or peeled and deveined shrimp)
- 1 medium onion, halved and sliced lengthwise
- 1 green bell pepper, sliced
- 1 red bell pepper, sliced
- 8 (8-inch) flour tortillas
- 1 lime, juiced, for topping
- Sour cream, for topping
- Salsa, for topping
- Guacamole, for topping
- Cheddar cheese, shredded, for topping
Directions
In a heavy duty resealable plastic bag, combine 2 tablespoons of the vegetable oil, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, garlic powder, onion powder, hot sauce, salt, pepper and your choice of meat. Seal and toss the bag around to coat. Marinate in the refrigerator. *Cook's Note: 15 minutes for shrimp, 20 minutes for chicken and 1 hour for skirt steak.
Preheat your cast iron servers in a preheated 400 degree F oven for at least 20 minutes, to get a good sizzle when you plate the fajitas.
Heat the outside grill or a large indoor grill pan to medium-high heat. Remove the meat from the marinade and place it on the hot grill, discard the marinade. Cook chicken until cooked through, about 5 minutes per side, skirt steak about 3 minutes per side for medium-rare and about 2 minutes for shrimp. Slice the chicken and steak into strips if you are using.
In a large skillet heat up the remaining 2 tablespoons vegetable oil and fry the onions and bell peppers until crisp-tender with some salt and pepper.
Wrap the tortillas in foil and warm them in the oven with the servers for 15 minutes.
When you are ready to serve, remove the cast iron servers from the oven and quickly arrange the meat and peppers and onions on it. It will immediately start to sizzle from their fat and moisture. Serve sizzling immediately with the warm tortillas and other accompaniments.
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By LarissaH
Minneapolis, MN
on February 03, 2012
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I made this for dinner tonight. It was excellent and came together really quickly. I did the chicken and followed the recipe closely. I used greek yogurt instead of sour cream and didn't miss it. I served on a whole grain tortilla.
I will definitely make this again!
By nadia.n
woodbury,mn
on January 31, 2012
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This was absolutely delicious!!! We added a bit of cayenne, chili powder and red pepper flakes instead of hot sauce. The chicken was so juicy and with a sprinkle of lime juice it really was delicious!
By dcarterevents_1...
Jonesboro, GA
on January 17, 2012
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Delicious! I was looking for a quick and delicious meal to make. I usually buy the prepackaged fajita season, but NOT ANYMORE!! I'm not a measurer, but once I saw the spices I eyeballed it. Definitely a winner! The lime juice really kicked it up a notch. Note: I had a small piece of cabbage leftover from last night's meal. I sliced it up and sauteed it first with the seasonings and lime juice. Didn't have a cabbage flavor, but did add texture to the fajitas. And that was a plus, as well.
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