Fajita Fight!

[Chris_in_SoCal]

I made another post last month where I made my own Fajita mix. I was shopping a few days ago and saw that Kinder's now makes a fajita mix. Kinder's makes great mixes. I thought why not try them against each other and see which one I like best. I bought 2 Lb of flap meat for this.

I marinated them the same and kept track of which was which.

I started with the vegies.

Then the meats.

They came out looking good. With the meat alone I definitely prefer my mix. You can taste the meat more and it has a little heat. The Kinder's is sweeter.

Next I mixed in Bell peppers, banana peppers, cherry tomatoes, pineapple and cilantro.

Here they are side by side, ready to eat.

And the winner is....

My Belly! With the meat only I did prefer mine but after the vegies are mixed in the difference is not so much. I will still keep making my own mix but the Kinder's is not that far off.

 

[SmokingUPnorth]

Man they both look good. What cut of meat is that?

 

[Chris_in_SoCal]

Man they both look good. What cut of meat is that?

Beef Flap Meat Carne Asada Ranchra De Res from Vallarta.

 

[indaswamp]

Beef looks great! Bet those fajitas were good! Congrats on the Carousel ride.

 

[jcam222]

Man those look phenomenal!!

 

[edmonds]

Good job.
Grilled flap meat can make some tasty fajitas (and tacos). And that looks mighty tasty to me.

 

[civilsmoker]

Very nice Chris aka 90….. did a double take in the change! Just love to flame grilled flap!

 

[Chris_in_SoCal]

Very nice Chris aka 90….. did a double take in the change! Just love to flame grilled flap!

Yeah, I just had it changed last night. The 2012 name didn't make much sense anymore.

 

[chilerelleno]

What a tuff job!
I mean the hardship and stress of testing fajitas seasoning mixes.
But a mans gotta do what a mans gotta do!

It all looks so good, man I luv some fajitas.

 

[Steve H]

Great looking meal! I've used Kinders Fajita blend a few times. It is pretty good.

 

[JLeonard]

Great looking meal and comparison. I like Kinders seasoning.

Jim

 

[gmc2003]

Nice looking fajitas Chris. I've never knowingly had one but they sure do look good.

Point for sure
Chris

BTW you should have changed your name to West Coast Chris

 

[millerbuilds]

Looks Awesome!!!

 

[Fueling Around]

Great looking meal
Congrats on the feature.
Your grill grates are spotless! What's the secret?
Where did you get those round veggie baskets?

Congrats on the handle change. I'm considering the same. Mine is from the late 90's

 

[Chris_in_SoCal]

BTW you should have changed your name to West Coast Chris

That would have been funny.

 

[Chris_in_SoCal]

Great looking meal
Congrats on the feature.
Your grill grates are spotless! What's the secret?
Where did you get those round veggie baskets?

Congrats on the handle change. I'm considering the same. Mine is from the late 90's

The grates were actually pretty dirty so I cleaned them up just before I cooked. Goo Gone is great at doing most of the work for you. Spray it on and let it sit for 20 minutes. I got the baskets from Amazon. They are so much easier that futzing around with tongs.

 

[Chris_in_SoCal]

They made a great leftover meal today.

 

[tx smoker]

Wow Chris, what a great meal and a fantastic write-up / comparison. Very well done sir. As much as I loved the original meal, I gotta admit, the leftovers look every bit as good....maybe even a bit better

Robert

 

[Redicans]

Man those Fajitas look Amazing!! Great job on the whole Meal!!