Fajita Marinade

Fajitas are easily one of the most popular Mexican recipes around. Chef Jason Hill of Chef Tips shows you how to make fajitas with an easy fajita marinade that's great for either steak or chicken. Enjoy this recipe accompanied with his guacamole recipe video. A steak fajitas recipe is also posted as a separate video. Enjoy!

Steak or Chicken Fajitas

MARINADE:
1 cup water
1 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon white pepper
1 teaspoon sea salt
1 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon chili powder
Pinch ground cloves
4 crushed cloves garlic
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
1 orange and 1 lemon, juiced
Small bunch cilantro, chopped
1/2 cup extra virgin olive oil

FAJITAS:
1 pound flap meat or chicken breasts, marinade for about 1 hour
4-6 corn tortillas
1 green bell pepper, cut into long strips
1 red bell pepper, cut into long strips
1 white onion, cut into long strips

MARINADE: Place all ingredients in bowl, saving oil for last. Slowly whisk oil into marinade, whisking the entire time.
Marinate steak or chicken in the refrigerator for about 1 hour. Reserve some of the marinade for cooking in the sauté pan.

FAJITAS:
Preheat grill on high. Place steak on grill. Wrap up corn tortillas in foil and place on top shelf of grill. Turn steak, cooking 5-8 minutes each side.
Slice onions and bell peppers. Remove steak from grill and let it rest a few minutes. Next, cut into strips against the grain.
Preheat a sauté pan over high heat. After 1 minute, add 2 tablespoons vegetable oil. Add peppers and onions. Cook 2 minutes, then add steak slices. Pour in 2 tablespoons reserved marinade and cook over high heat another minute or so. Remove from pan. Place a small mound of fajitas on each corn tortilla and top with fresh guacamole.
Serves 4-6

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[alitou001]

I made chicken fajitas with the marinade ,plus guacamoli (following your videos)  , it was better than what I ate in restaurants. You are a 5 stars chef *****

[ChefTips]

@alitou001

Thanks so much for the comment! Glad you enjoyed them.

[chubis101]

i love your marinade

[ChefTips]

@chubis101

Glad you enjoy it. Thanks for commenting!

[Crapboat]

Love this marinade! Just watched the fajaita video and cant wait to try sautee the meat and veggies with some marinade!  Also, would it be ok to marinade overnite?

[ChefTips]

@Crapboat

It would be fine to marinade over night. Hope you enjoy!

Cheers!

[steveboomhour]

...great marinade, but omit the water! Trust me on this one! Omit the water, and add the zest of the lemon and orange, then try it again and you'll find the flavours are more intense and a nicer finish on the meat!

Chef Steve

[EvilSean62]

@steveboomhour i agree totally ... water isnt your friend here ... oils dont dissolve in water ... but they do mix with other oils , since what you are working with here is all oils ...water would at best emulsify and more likely split out and enter the meat keeping the flavour oils out ... good point

[sacricolist]

I didn't have any oranges or orange juice, but I made this without the water and it was awesome! Thank you so much Chef!

[sacricolist]

I'm gonna go try this right now, I'll let you know how it turns out!

[PAMAROSHOUSE]

just what i was loking for