Basic Fajita Marinade Recipes

BEEF FAJITA MARINADE

Steps:

• Whisk together lime juice, tequila, garlic, cilantro, oregano, cumin, and pepper in a bowl.
• To use the marinade, pour into a resealable bag, and add 1 to 1 1/2 pounds of flank steak. Press the air out of the bag and seal tightly. Marinate in the refrigerator 8 to 24 hours.

WAY-TOO-EASY STEAK MARINADE

Steps:

• Whisk soy sauce, Worcestershire sauce, garlic, honey, brown sugar, and onion powder together until the sugar is completely dissolved into the liquid.

EASY FAJITA MARINADE

Steps:

• Put all the ingredients in a large Ziploc bag.
• Add the meat.
• Marinade 8 hours or overnight.
• Remove meat from marinade and cook.

DELICIOUS FAJITA MARINADE

Steps:

• Combine all ingredients, mixing well.
• Marinade 1 1/2lbs Beef or Chicken for at least 2 hours.
• Cook as desired on outside grill, stovetop saute pan, or you can even cook them on the George Foreman grill.

EASY CHICKEN FAJITA MARINADE

Steps:

• Whisk vegetable oil, chili powder, lime juice, honey, garlic powder, paprika, and black pepper in a bowl to make a marinade. Place chicken strips into a large resealable plastic bag; pour marinade over chicken. Knead bag to coat chicken with marinade. Squeeze out air, seal bag, and refrigerate 4 hours to overnight.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.
• Remove chicken strips from marinade; discard used marinade.
• Grill chicken on preheated grill until browned, the juices run clear, and an instant-read meat thermometer inserted into the thickest piece reads at least 160 degrees F (70 degrees C), about 10 minutes per side.

BASIC FAJITA MARINADE

Steps:

• In a blender, whirl garlic, soy sauce, and red wine vinegar until smooth.
• With blender running, pour in olive oil slowly to make an emulsified marinade.

EASY CHICKEN FAJITAS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and wrap 6 medium tortillas in foil.
• Mix 1 heaped tbsp smoked paprika, 1 tbsp ground coriander, a pinch of ground cumin, 2 crushed garlic cloves, 4 tbsp olive oil, the juice of 1 lime and 4-5 drops Tabasco together in a bowl with a big pinch each of salt and pepper.
• Stir 2 finely sliced chicken breasts, 1 finely sliced red onion, 1 sliced red pepper and 1 finely sliced red chilli, if using, into the marinade.
• Heat a griddle pan until smoking hot and add the chicken and marinade to the pan.
• Keep everything moving over a high heat for about 5 mins using tongs until you get a nice charred effect. If your griddle pan is small you may need to do this in two batches.
• To check the chicken is cooked, find the thickest part and tear in half - if any part is still raw cook until done.
• Put the tortillas in the oven to heat up and serve with the cooked chicken, a bag of mixed salad and one 230g tub of fresh salsa.

FAJITA MARINADE I

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, mix together the lime juice, water, olive oil, garlic, soy sauce, salt, and liquid smoke flavoring. Stir in cayenne and black pepper.
• Place desired meat in the marinade, and refrigerate at least 2 hours, or overnight. Cook as desired.