Magic Chicken, Beef or Shrimp Fajitas

"My husband's recipe for fajitas, based on a recipe found in a Mexican cookbook by Jane Milton and his own experimentation. The inclusion of cinnamon is what to me gives these fajitas such a great flavor! Serve with your favorite accompaniments along with rice and beans and a strong margarita!"
 
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Ready In:
35mins
Ingredients:
18
Serves:
3-4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Cut meat in strips (against the grain) and place in medium sized freezer bag.
  • Drizzle enough oil over the meat to coat and shake bag.
  • Add all all seasonings to bag, shake to coat meat.
  • Add enough lime juice to coat meat, plus dash of tequila.
  • Marinade (ideal time for steak or chicken-- 1 1/2 -2 hours, shrimp-- no more than 30 minutes).
  • Heat cast iron skillet on medium-high until smoking, add approximately 1/4 of the meat plus onion and peppers and sear for approximately 3-5 minutes. If cooking just chicken or shrimp, you may need to add a small amount of oil (1 tsp). Do not overcrowd the skillet or you will not achieve a good sear.
  • Continue cooking the rest of the fajitas in small batches. Serve with tortillas and accompaniments.

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Reviews

  1. I'm going to make this tonight. The ingredients are " right on". Thanks! Chef BeBe
     
  2. Made for My 3 Chefs June 2012 tag game and this was a great choice. I used steak for the meat and added a few mushrooms that I had left but otherwise followed the instructions. I did marinate the meat for about 2 1/2 to 3 hours. DH could only go yummmm. Going into my Favorites of 2012. Thank you for posting. Next time I will try the recipe with chicken or shrimp.
     
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My husband and I currently live in Orlando, FL and have a 5 year-old daughter and a 1 year-old son. We enjoy cooking at home, finding recipes to save money and time, and make cooking fun and delicious! My husband is a restaurant manager, so after working with food all day, it is tricky to keep him interested in eating while he's at home. He also brings extra things home from work, (and usually in large quantities) so I am always trying to find ways to use up various ingredients in non-traditional and interesting ways. I like to shop at the warehouse club, which means buying things in larger quantities for freezing, so any recipes that freeze well are at the top of my list. I love to find new or unknown recipes and review them, rather than using the recipes that have hundreds of reviews already! <img src="http://i250.photobucket.com/albums/gg271/MrsTeny/Permanent%20Collection/PACSpring09Iwasadopted.jpg">
 
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