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- From: HI.Rich@MCC.COM (Elaine Rich)
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- Subject: RECIPE: Fajitas
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- Date: 26 Sep 86 03:30:38 GMT
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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE FAJITAS M "20 Jul 86" 1986
- .RZ "FAJITAS" "Barbecued skirt steak marinated in lime: a Tex-Mex favorite"
- Fajitas originated in Texas as a way to make cheap meat palatable.
- Unfortunately, it was too successful. It is still palatable, but
- because the word is out that fajitas are so delicious, the meat isn't
- cheap any more. Because this is not a traditional Mexican dish but a
- recent invention of Mexican immigrants, there is no fixed formula for
- it. Many different kinds of marinade are used; this one is adapted from
- a recipe given to a friend over the phone by Tortuga's in Austin, Texas.
- .IH "serves 8"
- .IG "3 lb" "skirt steak" "1.5 kg"
- .IG "2" "large yellow onions"
- .IG "2 Tbsp" "vegetable oil" "30 ml"
- .IG "16" "whole-wheat tortillas"
- .IG "2 cups" "grated cheese" "250 g"
- .IG "3 cups" "guacamole" "600 g"
- .SH MARINADE
- .IG "1 cup" "lime juice" "250 ml"
- .IG "1 Tbsp" "ground black pepper" "15 ml"
- .IG "2 Tbsp" "garlic," "20 g"
- minced
- .SH PICO DE GALLO
- .IG "\(12 cup" "fresh cilantro," "20 g"
- chopped
- .IG "2" "scallions,"
- chopped (green onions)
- .IG "2" "large tomatoes,"
- chopped
- .IG "1 tsp" "garlic," "5 g"
- minced
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Combine marinade ingredients in a large glass baking dish.
- .SK 2
- Peel the fatty membrane from both sides of the skirt steak. This requires a
- very sharp knife. Add meat to marinade and marinate for at least 4
- hours, preferably overnight. Keep it in the refrigerator if you
- marinate overnight.
- .SK 3
- Make the \fIpico de gallo\fR: combine all of the ingredients in a small
- serving bowl.
- .SK 4
- Slice the yellow onions into
- .AB "\(14-inch" "5-mm"
- slices, and cut each slice into a semicircle.
- Grill the meat until it is cooked slightly less than the way you like
- it. Meanwhile, saut\z\(aae the onions in the oil until they are soft.
- Use a large frying pan that will have enough room for the meat later.
- .SK 5
- After removing the meat from the grill, slice it into strips that are
- cut across the grain. The strips should be
- .AB "3\-4 inches" "12\-15 cm"
- long and
- .AB "\(14 inch" "5 mm"
- thick. Add the strips to the onions in the pan, and fry for another
- minute or two.
- .SK 6
- Place on the table the pan full of meat, the bowl of \fIpico de
- gallo\fR, a basket with the tortillas, a bowl with the guacamole, and a
- bowl with the grated cheese. You may wish to provide \fIpicante\fR
- sauce in addition.
- .SK 7
- Each person makes her own fajita by taking a tortilla, spooning some of
- the meat onto it, then adding her choice of each of the other
- ingredients in whatever combination she wants.
- .NX
- Skirt steak is somewhat like flank steak: somewhat tough, and with a
- very stringy texture. It is covered on both sides with a fatty membrane
- that must be removed or the meat will be very tough. The key to good
- fajitas is the proper removal of this membrane.
- .PP
- Fresh-squeezed lime juice is best, but bottled will do.
- .PP
- Some people from out of state
- choose to put sour cream on their fajitas.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy.
- .I Time:
- 45 minutes preparation, several hours marinating, 10 minutes cooking.
- .I Precision:
- no need to measure.
- .WR
- Elaine Rich
- Microelectronics and Computer Technology Co., Austin, Texas
- HI.Rich@MCC.COM
-