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Steak Fajitas and Pico de Gallo
Steak Fajitas and Pico de Gallo
These steak fajitas were so tasty and remarkably easy to make. It is really no more difficult than cooking a steak! I had some red ripe tomatoes that I was afraid were going to go to waste, so I decided to utilize them in a home made Pico de Gallo, but if you are not into making your own salsa, a good jarred salsa was work equally as well. However, it only takes a few extra minutes and the flavor of fresh salsa is well worth the additional effort.
I made a rub for the steak with coriander, cumin, Mexican oregano, garlic powder, smoked salt and pepper and massage it all over the steak. I set it aside and allowed it to come to room temperature for about 1/2 hour. Next, preheat a grill pan or cast iron skillet (or even better, the outdoor grill) and sear the steak for 5 minutes on each side. Remove steak from the pan and set aside.
While the steak is resting, it is a good time to make the pico de gallo. Remove the seeds from the tomato by cutting it in half and simply scooping out the seeds with the pulp. Chop the tomato into a relatively uniform small dice and place in a bowl. Next step is to finely chop a hot pepper of your choice including jalapeno, serrano or canned chipotle in adobo is also good if you like a smokey flavor, and add it to the tomato. Finely chop some red onion and cilantro and combine with the tomatoes and hot pepper. Give it a squeeze of fresh lime juice and a healthy seasoning of salt and it is delicious!
Slice one red onion and add them to hot pan in which you just cooked the steak. Cook them for about 10-15 minutes until they are to your liking. I prefer mine still crunchy but with a nice caramelization on them.
Shred some cheese of your liking. I used pepper jack, but you could also substitute cheddar or moneterey jack as well.
Finally, thinly slice the steak and heat the tortillas according to the package directions. I used corn tortillas and heated them directly on the stove over the flame. Fill the tortilla with steak, onion, cheese, freshly chopped cilantro (if you like it) and a spoonful of pico de gallo. So good!
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