Beef Or Chicken Fajita Marinade Recipes

FAJITA MARINADE

Steps:

• Whisk lime juice, olive oil, water, vinegar, soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, chili powder, beef bouillon paste, cumin, oregano, pepper, and onion powder together in a bowl.

BEEF OR CHICKEN FAJITAS

Steps:

• Mix all ingredients, set aside 1/4 cup. Marinade chicken or steak at least 3 hours in remaining marinade (the longer you marinade, the better the flavor).
• Heat the barbecue grill! Grill your meat until tender (don't overcook, meat will be dry). When the meat is done, slice into desired sized pieces for your fajitas.
• Slice green peppers and onions into desired sized pieces and place in a sheet of alumumin foil that is large enough to wrap your veggies in, add remaining marinade. Wrap up tightly in foil and place on grill. Cook until tender (20-30 min.).
• Serve with warm flour tortillas, sour cream, salsa, cheese, anything your heart desires!
• I found that fresh pico de gallo works great.
• Pico De Gallo.
• 4 fresh tomatoes, diced.
• 2-3 jalpenos (to suite your taste), diced, remove seeds except for one.
• 1/2-1 onion, diced.
• 1-2 T garlic, diced (to suite your taste).
• 1 T cilantro (preferably fresh).
• Dash of lime juice.

BEEF OR CHICKEN FAJITAS

Steps:

• Combine the first 7 ingredients to make marinade.
• Slice Chicken or beef into strips.
• Add to marinade and marinate for 2 hours.
• Quickly saute onions and peppers in oil until lightly browned.
• Remove from pan.
• Saute marinated meat about 4 minutes.
• Toss with vegetables.
• Spoon into flour tortillas.
• Serve with avocado slices and sour cream.

BEEF OR CHICKEN FAJITA MARINADE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients; mix well.
• Enough for 2-3 pounds beef or chicken.

CHICKEN AND BEEF FAJITAS

Steps:

• For the marinade: In a blender, combine the olive oil, chili powder, Worcestershire, cumin, red pepper flakes, garlic and lime juice. Next add the sugar, salt and pepper and blend the marinade until it's totally combined and smooth.
• For the meat: Place the chicken and beef in separate 2-quart baking dishes or large resealable plastic storage bags. Pour the marinade over the chicken and beef and rub the marinade all over the meat. Give your hands a good wash, and then cover the dishes with plastic wrap and let them marinate in the fridge for 4 to 6 hours.
• For the pico de gallo: Chop the tomatoes, jalapenos and onion into a very small dice. (Leave the seeds in your jalapenos for a hotter pico. Adjust the amount of jalapenos to your preferred temperature.) Next, chop up a nice-sized bunch of cilantro. Just remove and discard the long leafless stems before chopping. No need to remove the leaves from the stems completely. Place all of these ingredients together in a bowl and give it a good stir. Squeeze the juice of half a lime into the bowl. Add salt to taste and stir again.
• For the fajita vegetables: Throw the onions and bell peppers into a bowl and toss with the olive oil and some salt and pepper.
• When ready to cook, preheat the grill to high heat.
• Cook the chicken on both sides until completely cooked through (or to an internal temperature of 165 degrees F), about 4 minutes per side. Remove it to a platter to rest for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Grill the beef on both sides until completely cooked through, about 5 minutes in total. Remove it to a platter to rest for 5 to 10 minutes.
• Tip the fajita vegetables into a grill basket and grill until cooked, tossing occasionally, about 10 minutes.
• To put it all together: Pile the veggies on a platter. Slice the chicken and beef.
• For the fixins: Wrap the tortillas in foil and warm through on the grill. Serve the chicken, beef and veggies with the warm tortillas, Fiesta Beans, grated cheese, sour cream, lime wedges and pico de gallo.
• Place the beans in a large bowl and cover them with cold water. Set them aside and let them soak for 5 to 6 hours or overnight.
• Drain and rinse the beans, and then place them in a large pot. Add the garlic, green, orange and red bell peppers and the onions. Cover them with about an inch of water, and then add the ham hock or bacon. Next add the chili powder, cumin, salt and pepper. Stir to combine, and then bring the mixture to a boil. Reduce the heat to low and simmer the beans until tender, about 2 hours. Check the liquid level about halfway through the cooking process; if you'd prefer the beans to be less soupy, you can ladle off about a third of the cooking liquid.

BEER MARINADE FOR FAJITAS

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients in food processor and whir until it's well mixed (or you can just mix all the ingredients together - it's up to you).
• Marinate fajita strips for at least 30 minutes, preferably overnight (I usually do this in a Ziplock bag).
• This is a really versatile recipe, and you can easily add or subtract amounts of the ingredients to suit your tastes - experiment and enjoy! We've used this marinade on chicken, beef, and buffalo.
• Note: make sure to use beer in this recipe that you like, otherwise you might end up with a marinade you don't like the taste of. :)