Fajitas

I had some round steak I’d pulled out of the freezer and decided to make some fajitas. Before the steak had thawed completely, I sliced it into thin pieces. It’s much easier to slice meat thinly when it’s partially frozen. I made a marinade:

• 1/2 cup oil
• 1/2 cup red wine vinegar
• 1tsp sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• I marinated the meat slices for a few hours in the frig.

I sliced up 1/2 a green pepper and an onion and pulled some red pepper slices from the freezer. (I always buy a lot of red peppers when they go on sale and freeze some sliced and some chopped so I can pull them out later for cooking. They’re only good cooked this way, not eaten raw.) I put a tsp of oil in the frying pan and started the vegetables cooking. Drained most of the marinade from the meat and added it to the pan as well and cooked over medium heat until the meat was done and the vegetables were soft but still slightly crispy.

On the table I put bowls of sour cream, grated cheese, and salsa, as well as some hot tortillas and the beans from the previous post. Everyone made their own meal using whatever they liked.

I heat up the tortillas, by the way, in a tortilla warmer I bought quite a few years ago.