Thursday, April 1, 2010

Fajita's














For the marinade
1/4 cup lime juice
1/3 cup water
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 garlic cloves, crushed
2 teaspoons soy sauce
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke
1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
1/4 teaspoon black pepper

Meat
1 lb top sirloin steak or boneless skinless chicken breast

Vegetable sauce
2 tablespoons water
1 teaspoon soy sauce
1/2 teaspoon lime juice
1 dash salt
1 dash black pepper
1 tablespoon olive oil

Vegetables
1 large onion (not red), sliced thin
1/2 green pepper, sliced thin
1/2 red pepper, sliced thin
1/2 yellow pepper, sliced thin (Optional)
1 tbls butter

Directions
1) Combine the lime juice, water, oil, garlic, soy sauce, salt, liquid smoke, cayenne pepper, black pepper and either the sirloin OR the chicken in a container, cover, and refrigerate. (Meat: Cut into strips and marinate for 2-3 hours, or leave whole and marinate 6-8 hours or overnight.)

2) Discard leftover marinade.

3) Grill meat over medium flame 4-5 minutes on each side. (I used a counter top
grill)

4) Cut meat into thin strips, if havn't already.

5) Set aside and keep warm.

6)Combine the 2 Tbls. water, soy sauce, lime juice, salt, pepper and olive oil. Set
aside.

7) In a skillet mid-high heat 1 tbls oil, 1 tbls butter, Cook onion and peppers
until tender and crisp. Then add Vegtable Sauce and saute for 1 minute.

You are ready to eat! Serve with Warmed Tortillas, Salsa, Sour Cream, and Rice and Beans, anything you like!