Chicken and Steak Fajitas
from the kitchen of Nicole Jordan
Serves 4-6
Preparation Time
4 hours to marinate, 25 minutes prep
Ingredients
- 3 chicken breasts, skinned, boned and cut into halves
- 1 medium 1-inch thick grilling steak
- 1 cup cooking oil
- 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
- 2/3 cup lime juice
- 1/2 cup finely chopped onions
- 4 cloves garlic, crushed
- 2 teaspoon sugar
- 2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 white onions, thinly sliced
- 16 small warm flour tortillas
- 4 roma tomatoes, chopped
- 3 avocados, sliced
- 1 cup sour cream
- 3 cups grated cheddar cheese
- salsa
Directions
- rinse chicken and pat dry; trim fat off chicken and steak
- for marinade, in a large non-metal dish whisk together:
- oil
- vinegar
- lime juice
- 1/2 cup diced onion
- garlic
- sugar
- oregano
- salt
- pepper
- cumin
- add meat and the thinly sliced white onions to the marinade; coat well, cover and refrigerate for four hours, turning occasionally.
- when ready to cook, remove chicken from marinade and place on lightly greased grill.
- while chicken is cooking, saute marinated onions on medium heat till translucent.
- turn chicken over after it has cooked for 10 minutes or so, and cook for another 10 minutes (cooking time may need to be adjusted - careful not to dry chicken out by overcooking)
- while chicken has 10 more minutes to cook, add steak to grill and cook for 10 minutes, turning over after 5 minutes.
- remove chicken and steak and slice in 1/4-inch thick slices.
- serve chicken and steak over sauteed onions; serve the shredded cheese, sour cream, avocado, diced tomato, salsa and tortillas in separate serving dishes.
- everyone makes their own fajitas by placing ingredients in warm flour tortilla, then roll up and eat!