Let's Fire Up Some Fajitas

[Chris_in_SoCal]

I have been messing around with different combos for my Fajita mix and I got it where I am very happy with it. After all it starts with the mix.

Fajita Mix - Updated 9/23/2023

50g salt
25g pepper
30g garlic powder
20g onion powder
3g basil
2g oregano
4g chili powder
4g smoked paprika
5g cumin
3g ground coriander seeds
18g Accent (MSG)

I started with 1.8 Lb skirt steak but my wife walked by and said I want Korean BBQ so 1.3 Lbs it is.

Marinade

1 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup worshester sauce
Juice from 2 limes
2 tablespoons agave nectar (or honey)
1/2 cup Fajita mix

Marinate for 1 hour before cooking.

Prep the veggies

1 green bell pepper
1 yellow bell pepper
2 red jalapenos
1 white onion

All sliced about 1/2" thick except 1/8" for the jalapenos.

I had started up the pit with cowboy charcoal then added Red Oak and Mesquite.

While that was going I started the veggies on low heat with just a bit of oil in the pan.

When the meat is done let it rest a bit until the veggies are ready.

Then add the meat along with more Fajita mix, 1/2 bush of celantro finely diced, 1/2 cup fresh pineapple minced and juice from one lime.

The final plate along with Tostito scoops and the Pit Fired Salsa I made yesterday.

 

[Texas Cookin']

Fajitas look awesome! Love your Santa Maria style setup.

Fred

 

[civilsmoker]

Just awesome! I love the fire roasted then finished in the veg! I would be all over that!

 

[indaswamp]

Great looking fajitas! I like your mix recipe, but would add 3-5g. of ground coriander seed...

 

[chilerelleno]

Uh yeah... YUM!

 

[Chris_in_SoCal]

Great looking fajitas! I like your mix recipe, but would add 3-5g. of ground coriander seed...

I have some. I can try it out on the next round of them.

 

[gmc2003]

Looks perfect to me.

Point for sure
Chris

 

[Steve H]

That looks delicious! I'm going to use your recipe. Quite often I can't find the packets of Fajita mix. And haven't seen burrito spice packs in a long while.

 

[BrianGSDTexoma]

Heck yeah.

 

[JLeonard]

Dude yeah! Thats a great looking plate! Id be all over that.

Jim

 

[Chris_in_SoCal]

We went thru the first batch quicker that expected. My wife really liked it. I still had a lot of the meat left so I sliced it up and cut up some more veg for round two. @indaswamp I added 3g of ground coriander seed to the mix and it did make a difference we both like. I also added more minced pineapple. I will update the ingredients in the OP.

Just one large one this time with a side of Rigato Mix.

 

[Schwarzwald Metzger]

I love MSG and I'm not afraid to say it. I put it on a lot of my BBQ.

 

[Redicans]

Man my mouth is Watering!! Great cook, those look so good!!

 

[tx smoker]

Those are some fine looking fajitas right there Chris. Absolutely perfect. you know we love our Mexican food around here so those would be a huge hit. Very nice job sir.

Robert

 

[Chris_in_SoCal]

I don't usually like to make the same thing too often but those last ones were so great I had to make them again. This time just slightly different. The marinade and veggies were the same.

But this time I made them into tacos. Deep fried corn tortillas and added cheese, avocado and pineapple slices. They were so good.

 

[civilsmoker]

I don't usually like to make the same thing too often but those last ones were so great I had to make them again. This time just slightly different. The marinade and veggies were the same.

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But this time I made them into tacos. Deep fried corn tortillas and added cheese, avocado and pineapple slices. They were so good.

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Yes Yes and YES!!!!!!

 

[Chris_in_SoCal]

Happy New Year Everyone!

I ran out of my fajita mix so I had to look here to get my recipe and make more.

I started the new year by upping the meat to Angus Skirt strips. It was worth the extra price. I have enough to make many more. I also changed to a Sonoran style of tortillas from Vallarta.

This is before wrapping it up.

 

[st3akl0ver]

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I have been messing around with different combos for my Fajita mix and I got it where I am very happy with it. After all it starts with the mix.

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Fajita Mix - Updated 9/23/2023

50g salt
25g pepper
30g garlic powder
20g onion powder
3g basil
2g oregano
4g chili powder
4g smoked paprika
5g cumin
3g ground coriander seeds
18g Accent (MSG)

I started with 1.8 Lb skirt steak but my wife walked by and said I want Korean BBQ so 1.3 Lbs it is.

Marinade

1 cup vegetable oil
1/4 cup worshester sauce
Juice from 2 limes
2 tablespoons agave nectar (or honey)
1/2 cup Fajita mix

Marinate for 1 hour before cooking.

Prep the veggies

1 green bell pepper
1 yellow bell pepper
2 red jalapenos
1 white onion

All sliced about 1/2" thick except 1/8" for the jalapenos.

I had started up the pit with cowboy charcoal then added Red Oak and Mesquite.

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While that was going I started the veggies on low heat with just a bit of oil in the pan.

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When the meat is done let it rest a bit until the veggies are ready.

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Then add the meat along with more Fajita mix, 1/2 bush of celantro finely diced, 1/2 cup fresh pineapple minced and juice from one lime.

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The final plate along with Tostito scoops and the Pit Fired Salsa I made yesterday.

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wow this looks great!