Ultimate Bison Fajitas

Fajitas were a popular staple in my family - especially around Christmas time. After years and years of my mother making a traditional Christmas dinner, she decided to switch things up and spice things up with our new Christmas tradition: Fajitas and Margaritas! We would invite all our local friends and family over for a casual, fun and stress-free Christmas. My mom would always claim that she had the absolute best fajita recipe and I would always roll my eyes and it wasn't until I got older and had tried my fair share of fajitas that I realized that she was absolutely right! (And I promise it isn't just because we always had them with margaritas). So luckily for you, I am sharing this recipe with you so you can join our family tradition of the Ultimate Fajitas!

Ultimate Bison Fajitas

Momma D

Bison fajitas, peppers and onions

Ingredients

    Steak Marinade

    • 2-3 pounds of bison fajita meat, skirt steak or flank steak
    • OR bison skirt steak
    • OR bison flank steak
    • 1 cup red wine
    • 5 TB red wine vinegar
    • 1 cup soy sauce
    • 2 TB olive oil
    • 5 TB tomato paste
    • 2 TB fresh lemon juice
    • 1 tsp Mexican oregano (or regular)
    • 1 tsp cumin
    • 1 tsp chili powder
    • 2 garlic cloves, minced
    • 3 TB honey
    • 1 TB worcestershire sauce

    Fajitas

    • 3 bell peppers, combo of red, green and yellow
    • 2 large yellow onions
    • Juice of 2 limes
    • Flour tortillas 
    • Pico de gallo
    • Guacamole
    • Sour Cream
    • Shredded Mexican cheese, queso fresco, or cojita

    Directions

      Steak

      1. Combine all marinade ingredients

      2. Add meat and toss to cover meat and place in the fridge

      3. Marinate steak 4 hours minimum to overnight – turning over halfway to ensure total coverage

      4. Remove from fridge 20-30 minutes prior to cooking

      5. Grill to medium rare flipping halfway

      6. Rest meat for 10min and then slice into thin strips against the grain

      Fajitas

      1. Drizzle some cooking oil in a skillet heated over low heat

      2. Slice onions thinly

      3. Add onions to skillet

      4. Add lime juice

      5. Cook in skillet of up to 30 min, low and slow, until limp and golden, remove and set aside

      6. In a second skillet, heat some cooking oil over medium

      7. Slice bell peppers lengthwise 

      8. Add bell peppers and cook until desired softness, stirring occasionally, then remove and set aside

      9. Toss tortillas onto the grill over the flame to get a quick char - pay close attention as they can turn fast over the flame

      10. Build fajitas with onions, peppers, meat and any/all added accompaniments and enjoy!
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