Mexican Fajitas
Feed the family with a homestyle fajita feast
6
Serves
15 mins
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
Recipe author
Beef + Lamb New Zealand
Have a Mexican fiesta with these delicious beef fajitas. Fresh capcisums and crisp lettuce make a small amount of steak go a long way. Serve with tortillas and a lick of fresh lime for a delicious family feast.
This recipe is based on Allyson Gofton's original Beef Fajitas recipe.
Have a Mexican fiesta with these delicious beef fajitas. Fresh capcisums and crisp lettuce make a small amount of steak go a long way. Serve with tortillas and a lick of fresh lime for a delicious family feast.
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Ingredients
600g Quality Mark beef steaks
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sliced
2 Tbsp olive oil
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp paprika
sweet
1 red onion
sliced
1 red capsicum
sliced
1 green capsicum
sliced
1 lime
i
juice of
6 tortillas
lettuce leaves
6 Tbsp cheese
grated, optional
6 tsp sour cream
optional
Method
To Make Fajitas
1
Coat beef strips with olive oil, sprinkle with ground cumin and sweet paprika, season well with salt and pepper.
2
Preheat a non-stick pan to moderately-hot. Keep the heat at moderately high.
3
Cook the beef in 3 batches.
4
Cook the first side until the first sign of moisture appears on the uncooked side, turn and cook the other side of the beef strips.
5
Remove each batch and set aside.
6
Add onion and capsicum to the pan, cook for 1 minute.
7
Return beef to pan, stir to warm and squeeze the juice from a fresh lime over the beef.
8
Remove beef from pan immediately.
9
Serve beef with warmed tortillas, sour cream, grated cheese and lettuce.
Nutrition Information per Serving (349g)
This nutritional analysis includes tortillas, sour cream and cheese.
Energy
2230kJ (531 kcal)
Protein
33.1g
Total Fat
24.5g
Saturated Fat
9.7g
Carbs
40.6g
Dietary Fibre
8.9g
Sodium
428mg
Iron
4.0mg
Zinc
6.6mg
Vitamin B12
1.8µg
