A Different Take On Fajitas (W / Pics)

[tx smoker]

I wanted fajitas a few nights ago but didn't really want the same ol' same ol' so thought I'd try something different. Decided to do chunks of meat with my fajita seasoning, but in a light, rich, flavorful sauce. I'd get all the flavors but a somewhat different textural aspect. Hmmm....seemed like a good idea, and it turned out to be a great idea!! Here we go:

Got the stew beef out and cut it into smaller pieces

Into a pan on the stove

Lightly brown it and add 2 T of my fajita seasoning

Add 1/4 cup of beef broth to create the gravy

Let it cook down. The fajita seasoning has corn starch in it so that acted as a thickening agent for the gravy

Got some onions and peppers going with a touch of garlic and my garlic olive oil

Re-fried beans in another pot

Homemade fire roasted salsa. This stuff is SOOOO good!! Not much left here but I made more the next day

Some queso fresco

Time to start building the "fajitas". Start with some meat

Add veggies

Queso fresco

Salsa

Dinner all plated with some sour cream, guac, and re-fried beans

Not a fancy meal at all but the fajitas were exactly what I was hoping for. A nice light gravy to really add to the textural aspects but not a full-blown sauce like carne guisada. For the record I'll state that I'm a gravy junkie. I love gravy in pretty much any form and this just seemed tome like the perfect combination. We get all the flavors we love so much from my fajita seasoning plus the light sauciness. Add to that the incredible flavor of the fire roasted salsa and we have a home run!! I'd never made salsa before and just decided a few days prior to give it a run. First batch was really good. Second batch was better. Third batch was off the charts because it was the first one I fore roasted the tomatoes and onions. OMG!! This stuff is to die for. We literally sat down and ate an entire batch of the stuff and a bag of tortilla chips when I got it dialed in. Another staple added to our list of goodies as well as another way to enjoy one of our favorite meals, being fajitas.

Thanks for dropping in and wait till you see what I have planned for dinner tonight
Robert

 

[Steve H]

Looks good! We haven't fajitas in a long time. Tomorrow I'm doing burritos though.

 

[tx smoker]

Looks good! We haven't fajitas in a long time. Tomorrow I'm doing burritos though.

If'n you decide you'd like to make fajitas and want a REALLY good spice mix, just let me know and I'll send mine along. I thought about posting it in the thread but it was getting long enough already

Over using bandwidth again,
Robert

 

[Sowsage]

Looks really good! Love fajitas!

 

[Mastercaster]

That looks delicious! Is your fajita seasoning recipe a closely guarded family secret?

 

[xray]

Fajitas look really good! That’s a neat way of making them with the beef cubes. They look really meaty and lean, not your usual scrap stew beef you see in the store.
Yum!

 

[noboundaries]

A different take on fajitas, BUT I LIKE IT!

 

[SmokinVOLfan]

As always this looks great Robert I like the idea of the gravy mixture in there! Different but with the same fajita flavoring. Making me hungry just looking at it! Look forward to seeing what's in the bag for tonight!

 

[smokerjim]

great looking fajita Robert,

 

[R Blum]

I love Mexican food.

 

[motocrash]

Farito? Nugito? Whatever, it looks delicious to me.

I'd never made salsa before and just decided a few days prior to give it a run.

I didn't think Texans were supposed to say/admit things like that.

 

[jcam222]

Another delcious cook Robert!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. You should expect a package tomorrow.

 

[tx smoker]

Looks really good! Love fajitas!

We do too and thank you!!

That looks delicious! Is your fajita seasoning recipe a closely guarded family secret?

Not at all a secret. I offered to Steve a couple responses ago to post it but my original thread was getting a bit lengthy. Here ya go

2 T corn starch
4 t chili powder
2 t salt
2 t paprika (smoked is best)
2 t sugar
2 t garlic powder
2 t beef bouillon
1 t onion powder
1 t meat tenderizer
1 t black pepper
½ t cayenne
½ t coriander
1 t guajillo pepper
1 t ancho pepper
½ t arbol pepper

It took a couple times to get it dialed in but this is really, really good!!

Robert

 

[tx smoker]

Fajitas look really good! That’s a neat way of making them with the beef cubes. They look really meaty and lean, not your usual scrap stew beef you see in the store.
Yum!

Thank you Joe!! It was certainly a different take on fajitas but they were very good. I'll certainly be doing these again. It's just different....and you know I'm known to do different things once in a while

Ever the trend setter (???)
Robert

 

[tx smoker]

A different take on fajitas, BUT I LIKE IT!

Thank you so much!! W also liked it, to the point that it may become a mainstay around here.

Robert

 

[tx smoker]

As always this looks great Robert I like the idea of the gravy mixture in there! Different but with the same fajita flavoring. Making me hungry just looking at it! Look forward to seeing what's in the bag for tonight!

Thanks so much John. Once in a while i get one to come out as I'd hoped going in. I lucked out and this one did just that. This is actually a VERY easy meal to make and oh so good!! Tonight's dinner came out WAY better than anticipated. You'll see it in the "Pork" forum shortly if the margaritas will allow my fingers to work their magic (haa haa haa) on the keyboard.

Keyboard is winning as usual,
Robert

 

[tx smoker]

great looking fajita Robert,

I love Mexican food.

Thanks so much. Mexican is one of our favorites and thanks to a lot of input from Chilerelleno I've learned how to mix flavors to create some really good stuff. This is one of those.

Robert

 

[tx smoker]

Farito? Nugito? Whatever, it looks delicious to me

Thanks Moto!! It was some really tasty stuff, that's fr sure.

I didn't think Texans were supposed to say/admit things like that.

You may be right...to a point at least. I've never had an issue however admitting my shortcomings to the good folks here. It's a reality that everybody has to face. At some point in your life there is always something you've never done before This was mine...but the only one of course (NOT!!)

Tellin' the truth, the whole truth, and nuttin' but the truth,
Robert

 

[tx smoker]

Another delcious cook Robert!! Merry Christmas and Happy New Year. You should expect a package tomorrow.

Thank you Jeff, for the kind words and the expectation of something really cool coming my way. I've shared a lot of stuff with SMF members recently with no expectation of anything in return. Well, that ain't the way folks here roll. My mailbox has been overflowing with stuff from great folks like you. This year has been SO much fun!! Can't wait for next year so we can do it all over again.

Awed by the generosity of the folks here,
Robert

 

[Mastercaster]

We do too and thank you!!



Not at all a secret. I offered to Steve a couple responses ago to post it but my original thread was getting a bit lengthy. Here ya go

2 T corn starch
4 t chili powder
2 t salt
2 t paprika (smoked is best)
2 t sugar
2 t garlic powder
2 t beef bouillon
1 t onion powder
1 t meat tenderizer
1 t black pepper
½ t cayenne
½ t coriander
1 t guajillo pepper
1 t ancho pepper
½ t arbol pepper

It took a couple times to get it dialed in but this is really, really good!!

Robert

Thanks Robert! Much appreciated. I’m going to try this real soon.