Seared-Steak Fajitas

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Prep Time:
15 mins
Total Time:
15 mins
Servings:
4

For a fast, low-calorie dinner, try our take on steak fajitas. Top round steak, a very lean cut of beef, is marinated in soy sauce and lime juice before being seared to perfection in a pan with fragrant garlic. Other lean cuts of beef, like eye of round or top sirloin, will also work in this recipe.

Ingredients

  • ¾ pound top round steak

  • 1 tablespoon soy sauce

  • ¼ cup plus 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice (from 3 limes), plus wedges for serving

  • 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

  • 1 garlic clove, minced

  • Coarse salt and ground pepper

  • 2 medium green bell peppers, seeded and thinly sliced

  • 1 large white onion, halved and thinly sliced

  • 8 corn tortillas, warmed

  • ½ cup grated white cheddar (2 ounces)

  • 1 large tomato, chopped

  • Cilantro sprigs, for serving

Directions

  1. In a shallow dish or bowl, combine steak, soy sauce, and 1/4 cup lime juice. Refrigerate 1 hour, turning steak occasionally. Meanwhile, in a small saucepan, heat 2 teaspoons oil over medium. Add garlic and cook until fragrant, 30 seconds. Remove from heat. Stir in 1 tablespoon lime juice. Set garlic oil aside.

  2. Remove steak from marinade and blot dry with paper towels. Season with salt and pepper. In a cast-iron or heavy skillet, heat 1 teaspoon oil over medium-high. Cook steak until medium-rare, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and loosely tent with foil.

  3. Add peppers and onion; season with salt and pepper. Cook, stirring, until vegetables are crisp-tender, 4 to 6 minutes. Stir in reserved garlic oil. Thinly slice steak and serve with vegetables, tortillas, cheese, tomato, and cilantro.

    Seared Steak Fajitas

Cook's Notes

To warm up corn tortillas, wrap in damp paper towels and microwave them for 1 minute, or toast them over a stovetop burner using tongs.

Originally appeared: Everyday Food, October 2010
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