Skewered Beef Fajitas

Recipe Ingredients

2 tablespoons	30ml	Vegetable oil
2 tablespoons	30ml	Fresh lime juice
1 1/2 tablespoons	22ml	Tequila
2 teaspoons	10ml	Minced jalapeño chili
1 teaspoon	5ml	Grated lime peel
8 oz	227g	Beef skirt steak - (to 10 oz) - cut crosswise
		Into 1"-wide strips
6		Green onions - trimmed to 8" length (large)
8		Green bell pepper - (1" squares)
		Salt - to taste
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
4		Flour tortillas - (6" to 7" dia)

Recipe Instructions

Prepare barbecue (medium-high heat). Whisk first 5 ingredients in 8- by 8- by 2-inch glass baking dish to blend. Add beef and green onions; stir to coat. Let stand 10 minutes.

Thread beef onto 2 long metal skewers. Thread green onions and bell pepper squares onto 2 long metal skewers. Sprinkle with salt and pepper.

Grill beef and vegetables until beef is cooked to desired doneness and vegetables are slightly charred and almost tender, turning often, about 8 minutes. Meanwhile, grill tortillas until warm and beginning to brown in spots, about 1 minute per side.

Using fork, push beef and vegetables off skewers onto work surface; chop coarsely. Place 2 tortillas on each plate. Divide filling among tortillas; roll up and serve.

This recipe yields 2 servings; can be doubled.

Source:
Bon Appetit, July 2000

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