Grilled Beef Fajitas
I late picked upward quite a combat of flank steak on sale, in addition to I was form of tired of marinating it inwards something in addition to throwing it on the grill. Okay, non really, but I wanted to create something dissimilar amongst it. I i time once again pulled out my trusty Cook's Illustrated 2009 Summer Grilling magazine for an idea. Grilled Beef Fajitas sounded pretty darn tasty in addition to worthy of a try.
Grilled Beef Fajitas
Source: Cook's Illustrated Summer Grilling 2009 magazine
1 large flank steak (about 2-1/2 pounds)
1/4 loving cup juice from 2-3 limes
Table tabular array salt in addition to solid soil dark pepper
1 real large onion (about xiv ounces), peeled in addition to cutting into 1/2-inch-thick rounds (do non divide into rings)
two large crimson or light-green bell peppers, seeded, ribbed, in addition to cutting into large strips
xvi flour tortillas
Turn all burners to high on gas grill in addition to oestrus amongst lid downwardly until real hot, near xv minutes. Use grill brush to scrape cooking grate clean.
Generously sprinkle both sides of steak amongst lime juice in addition to tabular array salt in addition to pepper. Grill steak amongst lid downwardly until good seared in addition to nighttime brownish on i side, 5-7 minutes. Using tongs, flip steak; proceed grilling until interior of meat is slightly less done than you lot desire it to locomote when you lot swallow it, two to v minutes to a greater extent than for rare or medium-rare (depending on oestrus of hit the sack in addition to thickness of steak).
Transfer meat to cutting board; comprehend loosely amongst foil in addition to allow residuum for 10 minutes.
While meat rests, lower grill burners to medium heat. Grill onions in addition to peppers, turning occasionally, until onions are lightly charred, near half dozen minutes, in addition to peppers are streaked amongst nighttime grill marks, near 10 minutes. Remove vegetables from grill in addition to divide onion rounds into rings in addition to cutting peppers into long, sparse strips; laid aside. Arrange tortillas around border of grill; oestrus until merely warmed, near xx seconds per side. Take attention non to dry out out tortillas or they volition popular off brittle; wind tortillas inwards a towel to hold warm in addition to thus house inwards basket.
Slice steak real sparse on the bias against grain; conform seasonings amongst tabular array salt in addition to pepper. Arrange sliced meat in addition to vegetables on a large platter; serve forthwith amongst tortillas, guacamole, in addition to salsa.
Serves half dozen to 8.
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I actually honey fajitas. I intend perhaps it stems from beingness fascinated amongst the sizzling fajita plates that would popular off past times inwards Mexican restaurants when I was little. Or I merely liked Mexican food. Or grilled Mexican food. Anyway, I didn't actually alter this upward a lot. I had never grilled all portions of fajitas before. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot of times I'll grill the meat or poly peptide for them but create the peppers in addition to onions inwards a skillet on the stove. Well...NO MORE! The grilled vegetables were amazing. They added thus much flavor to the finished fajita amongst the hint of smokiness the grill gave them. Oh man...TASTY! This is definitely my go-to agency to laid upward fajitas going forward!
Grilled Beef Fajitas
Source: Cook's Illustrated Summer Grilling 2009 magazine
1 large flank steak (about 2-1/2 pounds)
1/4 loving cup juice from 2-3 limes
Table tabular array salt in addition to solid soil dark pepper
1 real large onion (about xiv ounces), peeled in addition to cutting into 1/2-inch-thick rounds (do non divide into rings)
two large crimson or light-green bell peppers, seeded, ribbed, in addition to cutting into large strips
xvi flour tortillas
Turn all burners to high on gas grill in addition to oestrus amongst lid downwardly until real hot, near xv minutes. Use grill brush to scrape cooking grate clean.
Generously sprinkle both sides of steak amongst lime juice in addition to tabular array salt in addition to pepper. Grill steak amongst lid downwardly until good seared in addition to nighttime brownish on i side, 5-7 minutes. Using tongs, flip steak; proceed grilling until interior of meat is slightly less done than you lot desire it to locomote when you lot swallow it, two to v minutes to a greater extent than for rare or medium-rare (depending on oestrus of hit the sack in addition to thickness of steak).
Transfer meat to cutting board; comprehend loosely amongst foil in addition to allow residuum for 10 minutes.
While meat rests, lower grill burners to medium heat. Grill onions in addition to peppers, turning occasionally, until onions are lightly charred, near half dozen minutes, in addition to peppers are streaked amongst nighttime grill marks, near 10 minutes. Remove vegetables from grill in addition to divide onion rounds into rings in addition to cutting peppers into long, sparse strips; laid aside. Arrange tortillas around border of grill; oestrus until merely warmed, near xx seconds per side. Take attention non to dry out out tortillas or they volition popular off brittle; wind tortillas inwards a towel to hold warm in addition to thus house inwards basket.
Slice steak real sparse on the bias against grain; conform seasonings amongst tabular array salt in addition to pepper. Arrange sliced meat in addition to vegetables on a large platter; serve forthwith amongst tortillas, guacamole, in addition to salsa.
Serves half dozen to 8.
*****
I actually honey fajitas. I intend perhaps it stems from beingness fascinated amongst the sizzling fajita plates that would popular off past times inwards Mexican restaurants when I was little. Or I merely liked Mexican food. Or grilled Mexican food. Anyway, I didn't actually alter this upward a lot. I had never grilled all portions of fajitas before. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 lot of times I'll grill the meat or poly peptide for them but create the peppers in addition to onions inwards a skillet on the stove. Well...NO MORE! The grilled vegetables were amazing. They added thus much flavor to the finished fajita amongst the hint of smokiness the grill gave them. Oh man...TASTY! This is definitely my go-to agency to laid upward fajitas going forward!
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