Mexican-Style Fajitas- Fajitas a la Parrilla

Weekends tradition for Hispanics is to fire- up the outdoor grill more than ever. Charcoal grill is more preferable than gas. Most carne asada (fajitas or steaks) is marinated what we called "mojo" to prepare the meat before cooking.

I like yo use Skirt Steak, it has more fat and with fat comes flavor! Many people like to remove all the fatty parts from the skirt steak and season as desired and then , add the marinade choice recipe in a Ziploc plastic bag to be refrigerated for several hours or overnight. This recipe is easy to make, and even unskilled chef can make without much experience. #mexicanfajitas #grillfood #food #fajitas #tortillas #salsa #easygrilling

Ingredients:

1 pound trimmed skirt steak

1 sliced onion

3 jalapenos

3 teaspoon olive oil

2 teaspoon white vinegar

pinch of salt

1/2 teaspoon black pepper

3 teaspoon soy sauce

3 teaspoon fresh lime juice

8 garlic minced

1/2 cup margarine

Instructions:

Fajitas Marinade :

In a medium bowl add the ingredients, olive oil, soy sauce, lime juice, salt, black pepper. Grab Ziploc plastic bag and place the marinade inside the bag and then the meat, mix it and refrigerate for several hours or overnight before put it on the grill.

Key ingredients to marinade is the olive oil, lime and soy sauce. Coating the meat with marinade, you get better more flavor distribution and helps the meat cook evenly. soy sauce helps break down and tenderize the meat.

Grilling:

Outdoor Grill needs to be medium high heat, remember, skirt steak is not to thick it will cook quickly.

Moving charcoals to the side of the grill to avoid burning and overcooking the steak is a great idea.

After the sizzling fajitas reach the desire cooking option, remove it from the grill and let it rest and cover with foil on a plate for 15-30 minutes before cutting.

On a skillet over medium high add the minced garlic and butter and sauté to create fajita sauce.

Carving: Use a sharp knife to cut perfectly perpendicular to the grain for more tenderness.

Side dishes: Mexican rice, guacamole, grilled vegetables, grilled jalapenos, tortillas and Pico de Gallo.

Enjoy.

Letty