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Beef Fajita Marinade

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"This tasty marinade, featuring lime, tequila, and cumin is the perfect way to create a memorable meal!" — Olivia

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1/3 cup fresh lime juice
1/4 cup tequila
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tablespoon chopped cilantro

1 teaspoon dried, crushed Mexican oregano
2 teaspoons ground cumin
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

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Directions

Whisk together lime juice, tequila, garlic, cilantro, oregano, cumin, and pepper in a bowl.
To use the marinade, pour into a resealable bag, and add 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of flank steak. Press the air out of the bag and seal tightly. Marinate in the refrigerator 8 to 24 hours.

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This is a good fajita marinade for about 1/2 pound of meat. I did add a couple tablespoons of olive oil to tenderize the meat along with a teaspoon of liquid smoke (personal preference). I let this marinate for 8 hours and grilled it over charcoal. I cut up some onion and pepper and sauteed that while the meat was grilling. This was so good with warm flour tortillas and all the fixin's: fresh salsa, guacamole, pico de gallo, shredded cheese, and a dollup of sour cream.

—Jillian

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Jul 14, 2010

There was WAAAY too much of the lime flavor. I marinaded the steak for about 6 hours! It was slightly spicey but the only real flavor was the lime. It smelled wonderful but I will not be making this again.

—kristalsmom

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Feb 18, 2008

i was in a pinch and had to hurry up because it was so late! i didn't have cumin or cilantro (don't like it much anyway) but had everything else. i bought a sirloin steak - about 3/4" thick, trimmed it well and sliced it thin. sliced up 1/2 a onion and dumped it along with the sliced beef into a plastic storage bag, massaged it well and just let it sit on the counter for about 10 miinutes while i prepared tomatoes, lettuce and tortillas (put on paper plate, covered with very lightly damp paper towel and nuked for 25 seconds.) then i flash fried the beef and onions in very lightly greased non-stick well heated pan and it was done! very good taste! everything from start to finish took maybe 20 minutes! now that's the kind of dinners i like! i didn't have salsa but i put some sliced jalapenos from the jar and a dollop of sour cream in mine. the kids just had lettuce, tomato and bagged mexican blend shredded cheese. thank you very much for sharing this recipe! mucho appreciado!

—iluvpickles

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Jan 10, 2008

This was good but needed some tweaking. It didn't make nearly enough for 1 1/2 pounds of meat so I added a couple tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil and about a teaspoon of worcestershire and also threw in a little extra tequila and lime juice.

—JENNY-REDS

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Sep 04, 2007

Boy is this good! I thinly sliced strip steak and let it sit in the fridge for several hours in the marinade. Then I sauteed onions and mushrooms with the meat. Served it with tortillas, fresh cilantro, homemade salsa, mexican cheese and sour cream. My husband and my two year old loved it. I wouldn't change a thing.

—HOPEBW

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Jun 08, 2009

Used this on about 20 pounds of flank steak this weekend. Wow! I wasn't very exact with the measurements, but after marinating most of the day, it was the best flank steak I've ever made. Also, I was running low on tequila, so a little white rum got mixed in, too. Topped the steak with some fresh pineapple salsa, and it was a delight.

—Noel

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Feb 05, 2010

I marinaded 24 hours; a very short marinade might have been okay. With the tequila and lime combo it had a weird sour flavor.

—Karen in DE

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Apr 12, 2012

PEOPLE! Forget the complaints about the lime flavor... it is SUPPOSED to have the flavor of the lime and the tequila! That is what supposed to be what fajitas taste like! This is an excellent authentic southwestern marinade! Really good flavor, thanks for posting the recipe, now I can make fajitas that TASTE like fajitas. There may need to be an adjustment to the salt, but please, do NOT use soy salt, use SALT!

—HYPATIA1219

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Nutrition

Calories
47 kcal
2%

Carbohydrates
3.3 g
1%

Cholesterol
0 mg
0%

Fat
0.3 g
< 1%

Fiber
0.5 g
2%

Protein
0.5 g
< 1%

Sodium
3 mg
< 1%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Beef Fajita Marinade

Serving Size: 1/4 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 4
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 47
Calories from Fat: 3

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 0.3g < 1 %
** Saturated Fat 0g < 1 %
** Cholesterol 0mg 0 %
Sodium 3mg < 1 %
** Potassium 59mg 2 %
Total Carbohydrates 3.3g 1 %
Dietary Fiber 0.5g 2 %
Protein 0.5g < 1 %
** Sugars 0.4g
Vitamin A 2 %
Vitamin C 12 %
Calcium 3 %
Iron 10 %
** Thiamin 1 %
** Niacin < 1 %
** Vitamin B6 2 %
** Magnesium 3 %
** Folate 1 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.