Grilled Steak Fajitas

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Grilled Steak Fajitas

By Kevin
published Jul 30, 2018, updated Dec 29, 2022
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A Tex Mex favorite and staple at many restaurants, Grilled Steak Fajitas are the perfect
blend of well seasoned steak charred with bell peppers and onions all wrapped in a warm
tortilla.
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As legend has it, Maria Ninfa Rodriguez, better known as “Mama Ninfa Laurenzo” starting
serving fajitas in her Houston restaurant called the Rio Grande Tortilla Co. in 1973.
Originally a tortilla factory, she turned it into a restaurant after her husband passed and
the rest is history.
Tex Mex food takes the best of both American and Mexican and makes it their own.
Fajitas originally were quite minimal with simply salt and pepper used to season the meat
and beef flap meat and sliced thin after grilling with warm tortillas and condiments. As
Mama Ninfa stated, “I was just serving the same kind of good, honest food at my
restaurant that we used to eat at home. Fajitas were an old family recipe.”
Over the years the dish known as “fajitas” has evolved and expanded in flavor and
presentation. Think sizzling platters of smokey charred beef and vegetables being served
at your table.
For my recipe I keep the marinade simple using my steak fajitas seasoning and citrus
juices.
Serve with whatever makes you happy like guacamole and sour cream if you like, but the
charred vegetables and thinly sliced (against the grain) skirt or flap meat that’s been
marinated in citrus, cumin and chili keeps this easy to make and serve any time.
If you like these steak fajitas, check out my Grilled Shrimp Fajitas, Grilled Chicken
Fajitas recipes too.
For other Tex Mex ideas, try these Tex Mex Stuffed Peppers, Chicken Corn Soup, Hot
Corn Dip, Real Chili Con Carne, Slow Cooker Cowboy Beans or these sweet and
flakey apple empanadas. Enjoy!
Grilled Steak Fajitas

5 from 16 votes
A Tex Mex favorite and staple at many restaurants, Grilled Steak Fajitas are the perfect blend of well
seasoned steak charred with bell peppers and onions all wrapped in a warm tortilla.
SERVINGS:PREP: COOK: TOTAL:
6 2 hrs 12 mins2 hrs 12 mins
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2-3 lbs skirt or flap steak (or flank steak, too!)
MARINADE
1/2 cup orange juice
1/4 cup lime juice
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp steak fajitas seasoning blend
2 garlic cloves minced Click Here for More Information
CONSTRUCTION
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4 bell peppers color variety, sliced into strips

1 large onion sliced into strips
12 tortillas
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Instructions
1 Mix together the marinade ingredients and add the steak. Toss to coat, cover with
plastic wrap and refrigerate 2 hours.
2 Grill the steak over medium-high heat and
cook for 4 minutes each side. Transfer to a
cutting board and allow to rest 5 minutes.
Slice against the grain into thin strips.
3 While steak is cooking: In a large sauté pan
over high heat roast the bell peppers and
onions until slightly limp and charred. Set

aside.
4 Serve sliced steak and vegetables with warm tortillas.
Nutrition
Calories: 508kcal | Carbohydrates: 42g | Protein: 39g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 95mg | Sodium:
608mg | Potassium: 837mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 8g | Vitamin A: 3030IU | Vitamin C: 116.3mg | Calcium: 97mg | Iron:
5.8mg
The information shown is an estimate provided by an online nutrition calculator. It should not be considered a substitute
for a professional nutritionist’s advice.
Course: Dinner, Main

Cuisine: Mexican, Tex Mex
Author: Kevin Is Cooking
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43 Comments
Ginger
June 8, 2022 at 4:45 am
Very tasty recipe. Skirt and flank steak weren’t available at the market I was at so went with a different cut
of meat, but recipe was still very tasty and I have shared with my siblings. Thank you!
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Kevin
June 9, 2022 at 3:11 pm
Excellent, so happy the entire family enjoyed this one Ginger!
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Lucy
July 6, 2021 at 3:54 pm
Been craving fajitas and found your recipe. I like this one the best after looking at MANY for a copycat
recipe like Ninfas. My question is do you juice a fresh orange for the juice or do you use bottled orange
juice? Going to store this evening to buy ingredients as well as make your seasoning. Looks wonderful.
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Kevin Is Cooking
July 7, 2021 at 4:15 pm
I use orange juice. They are so good! I hope you enjoy them as much as we do!
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Colleen
August 3, 2020 at 11:30 pm
Will sirloin steak work as well?
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Kevin
August 4, 2020 at 10:15 am
Certainly that would work Colleen.
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Wendy
August 3, 2020 at 11:08 am
Hands down the best fajita recipe I’ve ever made! The flavor of the meat is amazing which surprised me
for only marinating for two hours.
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Kevin Is Cooking
August 3, 2020 at 1:15 pm
Thank you so much! I appreciate you taking the time to tell me!
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Patti
June 30, 2020 at 3:11 pm
I want to make chicken and steak fajitas would this marinade be good for the chicken also
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Kevin Is Cooking
July 2, 2020 at 1:11 pm
I say so! Let me know how it turns out!
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Jeannie Macalik
April 29, 2019 at 12:30 pm
I usually grill my peppers and onions separate, a little I olive oil and soy sauce.. they taste great..
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Kevin
May 12, 2019 at 8:49 am
Thanks for sharing your tip Jeannie!
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Poppy
July 3, 2019 at 4:12 pm
Could you leave the marinade on overnight without cooking the steak in the citrus?
Kevin
July 4, 2019 at 1:44 pm
I wouldn’t as the acid in the citrus will toughen the steak if left overnight Poppy. But it’s up to you.
Marty
December 20, 2021 at 7:26 am
I’ve done this when some guests cancelled, and the next day I also made second batch. After cooking
the flavor was way way better with the 2-3 hour marinade, so I mixed them so no one could tell.
Kevin Is Cooking
December 23, 2021 at 12:54 pm
Fantastic and sneaky, Marty! 😉
Tina
July 10, 2019 at 6:59 am
Poppy, I marinate flank steak overnight and I have never had a problem, it turns out tender and juicy! I
even freeze the steak marinade sometimes and grill later. I pound out the steak, poke holes in it, and
put marinade and steak in a ziplock baggie. I smoke it with jack daniels wood chips, kicks up the flavor
a bit, hope this helps, good luck. Kevin thank you again for sharing this wonderful recipe!😀
Kevin
July 11, 2019 at 7:18 am
Thanks for the tip here Tina, appreciate the input. 🙂
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flakey apple empanadas. Enjoy!

Grilled Steak Fajitas

4 bell peppers color variety, sliced into strips

onions until slightly limp and charred. Set

Course: Dinner, Main

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