Steak Fajitas with Fresh Lime
Tender skirt steak marinated with lime juice, onions, and aromatic spices, then quickly seared with cherry tomatoes and fresh basil. Served with warm tortillas for a delicious Mexican-inspired meal.
Ingredients
- •2 piece 12-ounce skirt steaks, each halved
- •3 tablespoons fresh lime juice, divided
- •1 large onion
- •4 cloves garlic
- •1½ tablespoons hot chili sauce
- •1 tablespoon ground cumin
- •1 teaspoon lime peel
- •2 tablespoons olive oil
- •12 piece cherry tomatoes
- •⅓ cup fresh basil
- •note
Cooking Instructions
- 1.
Warm flour or corn tortillas Arrange steaks in 13x9x2-inch glass baking dish; sprinkle with salt and pepper. Combine 2 tablespoons lime juice and next 5 ingredients in medium bowl. Pour onion mixture over steaks; turn to coat evenly. Let marinate 10 minutes.
10 min
- 2.
Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add steaks with onion mixture. Cook steaks 1 minute per side. Add tomatoes and basil. Continue cooking steaks to desired doneness, turning occasionally, about 3 minutes longer for medium-rare. Sprinkle mixture with 1 tablespoon lime juice. Cook 1 minute longer to blend flavors. Transfer steaks to work surface. Cut across grain on slight diagonal into 1/2-inch-thick strips. Transfer fajitas to bowl and serve with tortillas.
7 min