Cilantro-Lime Flank Steak Fajitas. This flank steak recipe is so delicious, easy and versatile. The cilantro lime marinade is super flavorful! The steak can be used in fajitas, tacos, salads, nachos or as a main dish with some quinoa and asparagus on the side.
The secret to great fajitas is all about the marinade.
That spicy citrus flavor that gets all over the meat, and then is in the pan that cooks the veggies… it's perfection!
I used a one pound cut of flank steak for these fajitas.
You can cook Cilantro-Lime Flank Steak Fajitas using 22 ingredients and 16 steps. Here is how you cook that.
Ingredients of Cilantro-Lime Flank Steak Fajitas
- It's 1 1/2 lb of Flank steak.
- You need 2 of Poblano peppers.
- It's 6 of burrito sized tortillas.
- Prepare 3/4 cup of shredded Monterey cheddar cheese.
- Prepare 1 1/4 cup of sour cream.
- You need of Green Sauce.
- Prepare 1/4 cup of fresh lime juice.
- You need 1 cup of fresh cilantro, chopped.
- Prepare 2 1/2 tsp of olive oil.
- Prepare 4 clove of garlic.
- You need 2 of Green onions, chopped.
- You need 1 of Serrano chile, seeded and chopped.
- It's 1 of Poblano pepper, seeded and chopped.
- You need 1 tsp of sea salt.
- You need of Black Bean Corn Salsa.
- You need 2 of Roma tomatoes, seeded and diced.
- You need 1/4 of white onion, diced.
- Prepare 3 tbsp of cilantro, chopped.
- Prepare 7 1/2 oz of black beans, drained and rinsed.
- It's 7 1/2 oz of super sweet corn.
- You need 1 of fresh lime juice, splash.
- It's 1 tsp of sea salt.
Second, when it is time to start thinking about supper (or lunch!) preheat your grill or grill pan like this one that I used. This grill pan is changing my. Making fajitas is super easy and thanks to the delicious cilantro lime marinade you can use just about any cut of beef and still end up with a tasty result. We usually use an inside skirt steak or flank steak because they're thin, easy to slice, and they grill up quickly.
Cilantro-Lime Flank Steak Fajitas step by step
- Place the cilantro, lime juice, olive oil, garlic, green onions, chile, pepper, and salt in a blender set on a "sauce" setting..
- Blend until a smooth sauce is formed..
- Place steak on a flat surface and tenderize with a meat mallet..
- Place steak in a gallon size plastic bag..
- Add half the green sauce to the steak and marinate in the refrigerator for 3-4 hours..
- Prepare the salsa..
- Dice the tomatoes, onion, and cilantro and add to a medium bowl..
- Add the beans, corn, lime juice, and salt to the bowl and stir to combine..
- Remove the steak 30 minutes prior to grilling to bring closer to room temperature..
- Remove the steak from the bag and add to a medium-high preheated grill; add 2 poblano peppers to the grill as well over indirect heat..
- Cook for 4 minutes per side to achieve a medium-rare internal temperature. Rotate the peppers after flipping the steak..
- Remove the steak from the grill and let rest for 10 minutes..
- While the steak is resting, lay out the tortillas; heat in a moist paper towel if they are not fresh..
- Slice the steak into manageable pieces and add to the tortillas..
- Repeat the same for the peppers..
- Top with the salsa, cheese, sour cream, the remaining green sauce, and grilled peppers..
And wow were these cilantro-lime steak fajitas ever good. Steak Fajitas (Beef Fajitas) Fajitas couldn't be any easier. I've taken out the usual pico de gallo and guac to come up with an even faster solution for the night-time-getting-dinner-together-without-losing-your-mind craziness type of situation. You're going to start off by marinading your steak using my reader favourite chili lime. Turn bag several times to coat steak well.
