Sizzlin' Fajitas

Ingredients

• 4 cloves garlic
• 1 tablespoon kosher salt
• 3 tablespoons lime juice
• 3 tablespoons olive oil
• 3 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro , or more to taste
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 0.5 teaspoons white sugar
• 0.5 teaspoons paprika
• 0.25 teaspoons cayenne pepper
• 1.5 pounds beef skirt steak , cut across the grain into 1/4-inch strips
• 6 whole wheat tortillas , or as needed
• 1 tablespoon canola oil , divided
• 1 large onion , cut into slices
• 1 red bell pepper , cut into strips
• 1 clove garlic , minced
• 0.25 teaspoons salt

Instructions

1. 1

   Grind garlic with kosher salt with a mortar and pestle until a paste forms. Whisk garlic paste, lime juice, olive oil, cilantro, chili powder, sugar, paprika, and cayenne pepper together in a bowl; pour marinade into a resealable plastic bag. Add skirt steak strips, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator, 2 hours to overnight.

2. 2

   Remove steak from marinade and shake off excess; discard remaining marinade.

3. 3

   Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Wrap tortillas tightly in aluminum foil to form a packet and place packet on a baking sheet.

4. 4

   Bake in the preheated oven until warmed through, about 10 minutes. Keep warm.

5. 5

   Heat 1 teaspoon canola oil in a large skillet over high heat until oil begins to smoke. Saute onion and bell pepper in hot oil until browned and almost tender, 4 to 5 minutes. Transfer onion and pepper to a plate.

6. 6

   Heat 1 teaspoon canola oil in the same skillet over high heat until oil starts to smoke. Cook 1/2 of the steak in hot oil until browned on all sides but still pink in the center, 4 to 6 minutes. Transfer cooked steak to the plate with onion and pepper.

7. 7

   Heat remaining canola oil in the same skillet. Cook remaining steak in hot oil until browned on all sides but still pink in the center, 4 to 6 minutes. Stir cooked steak, onion, bell pepper, and any accumulated juices back into the skillet. Add minced garlic and salt; cook and stir until fragrant and heated through. Remove from heat. Divide steak mixture between warm tortillas.