Steak Fajitas with Cilantro and Lime
CATEGORIES
INGREDIENTS
- Cooking Time: 15 minutes
- Servings: 4
- Preparation Time: 20 minutes (plus 2 hours for marinating)
- For the Marinade:
- 1/4 x Cup of olive oil
- 1 x TBSP of lime juice
- 1/2 x TSP of ground cumin
- 1/8 x TSP of red chilli flakes
- 1 x TBSP of coriander (cilantro), (roughly chopped)
- For the Fajitas
- 500G of oyster blade steak, (trimmed of excess fat and pounded to 1/2cm thin)
- 8 x Small tortillas
- 1 x TBSP of olive oil plus an extra 1 x TSP for later
- 1 x Medium brown onion, (thinly sliced)
- 2 x Red capsicum, (thinly sliced)
- 2 x Garlic cloves, (finely chopped)
- *OPTIONAL EXTRA INGREDIENTS*
- Avocado, (smashed into a guacamole type consistency)
- Sour cream
- Extra coriander (cilantro) leaves for garnishing
DIRECTIONS
- Preheat oven to 180°C.
- Mix oil, lime juice, cumin, chilli flakes and chopped coriander in a medium mixing bowl.
- Place the steak in a large heat-proof baking dish and sprinkle both sides with salt and pepper. Drizzle marinade over steak and cover with plastic wrap. Refrigerate for 2 hours.
- Remove steak from the fridge and transfer to a cutting board. Cut steak into 1/2cm strips and on an angle.
- Wrap tortillas in foil and heat in the oven for 10-15 minutes or until hot.
- While the tortillas are warming, place large pan over high heat and that extra 1 TSP of oil.
- When the pan begins to smoke add the beef, and cook for 3-4 minutes, stirring occasionally until nicely browned. Remove steak from pan and transfer to a plate.
- Return same pan to the heat and add the TBSP of oil. Add onions, capsicum and garlic and cook for 2-3 minutes or until the onions have caramelised a bit and the capsicum has softened. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
- Add the beef back to the pan and toss to combine all ingredients.
- Remove tortillas from the oven and divide steak mixture between each tortilla and serve.
- *OPTIONAL*
- Garnish with coriander and top with a dollop of sour cream and guacamole.