Smoky Beef Fajitas

Great flavours in this dish -- tangy beef, chipotles, sweet roasted peppers and onions. This is a sandwich that needs a beer! Show more

Ready In: 35 mins

Serves: 4

Ingredients

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Directions

  1. In a large, sturdy plastic bag, combine the chipotles, garlic, 2 tblsps of the olive oil, the lime juice and Worcestershire Sauce.
  2. Add the skirt steak and marinate for 1 hour.
  3. Preheat the oven to 250F.
  4. Heat a large, cast-iron skillet.
  5. Working with one at a time, add the tortillas to the skillet and warm quickly over high heat, turning once, until softened and heated through, about 15 seconds per side.
  6. Wrap the tortillas in foil and keep warm in the oven.
  7. Heat 2 tblsps of the olive oil in the skillet until almost smoking.
  8. Add the red and yellow peppers and cook over high heat, stirring, until starting to brown, about 3 minutes.
  9. Add the onions and cook, stirring, until tender and lightly charred, about 5 minutes.
  10. Season with salt and pepper, transfer to a large plate and keep warm in the oven.
  11. Add the remaining 1 tblsp olive oil to the skillet and heat just until smoking.
  12. Pat the steak strips dry with paper towels.
  13. Add half the strips to the skillet in a single layer.
  14. Season with salt and pepper and cook, turning once, until browned, about 2 minutes per side.
  15. Transfer to a plate and cook the remaining steak.
  16. Return all the meat to the skillet and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
  17. Mound the steak on a plate; serve with the tortillas, onions and peppers, avocado, sour cream, Pico de Gallo and cilantro.
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