The secret to perfect fajitas

[fishnfla]

Oh god, I can almost hear the tex/mex DUers of the southwest saddling up to ride herd on some east-coaster invading their grilling space....

The secret is skirt steak, which is a very cheap cut of meat ($1.70/lb at Publix) I'm not a butcher, but I think this is a trimming cut of meat that they dont sell much, its never out in the display, you have to ask for it, and they seem happy to give it away.

Its tender, like rib-eye. 4lbs will feed 3 adults and 3 kids. Marinate it , I use Emeril's steak marinade(YUM). grill it quickly, and serve it with the tortilla's and all the fixings.


Flame broil away!

[soothsayer]

1. It's hard to find because there are only a few per steer

It's the diaphragm muscle, so there's an inside skirt and an outside skirt I reckon on each side of the steer

Also, butchers sometimes keep it for themselves cuz of the high flavor!

On edit: did you see Alton Brown cook it directly on the coals? Sooooo cool!

[TlalocW]

2. No, no, no...

The secret is... W KETCHUP! Go and order yourself a case of it now at http://www.wketchup.com and slather your fajitas with it! W Ketchup is filling the "ketchup void for us patriots" according to one of the comments on their site!

I have a really good fajita marinade given to me by a Mexican-American friend who's a great cook. Unfortunately, I'm not at liberty to divulge it under penalty of getting my ass whooped. He also left out one ingredient just so I won't have the total recipe.

:)

TlalocW

[fishnfla]

3. oops! wishful thinking on the price

more like 4 bucks a pound, just a leeeetle bit off, senor!

shoulda not post before having my morning red bull

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

4. I marinate it in the following...try it some time

the juice of an orange, a lime, crushed garlic and your favorite hot sauce...leave it in there as long as possible...then grill it a couple minutes less than you usually do as the acids in the citrus begin to cook the meat

[trof]

5. You're a walking encyclopedia.

I'm impressed.
:-)

[Misunderestimator]

6. It's lunchtime here... can you send some of that my way?

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

7. would love to

can you run some over to trof's in Alabama?

[Misunderestimator]

8. No problem... it's just a 8-9 hour drive.

so it'll have to be a late dinner for trof.