| Level: | Easy |
| Total: | 3 hr 25 min |
| Active: | 15 min |
| Yield: | 6 fajitas |
Ingredients
- 2 cups sour cream
- 2 tablespoons lime juice plus 1 lime, cut into wedges, for garnish
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 12 ounces skirt steak, sliced into 1/2-inch-wide strips
- 2 cups diced red bell pepper
- 1/2 cup corn kernels
- Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- 2 cups fresh cilantro leaves
- 1 cup very thinly sliced Spanish onions
- Six 6-inch white flour tortillas
- 1 jalapeno, seeded and julienned
- 1 cup grated cotija cheese
Instructions
- In a small bowl, whisk together the sour cream, lime juice and cumin. Transfer half of the mixture to a larger bowl and add the beef. Allow the beef to marinate, refrigerated, for at least 3 hours. Refrigerate the remaining sour cream mixture.
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. Once hot, put a baking sheet lined with foil in the oven for 20 minutes to heat up.
- Place the beef on the hot baking sheet (a little of the sour cream mixture sticking to the beef is fine). Sprinkle the peppers and corn over top and season with salt and pepper. Roast until the beef is medium rare and the peppers are slightly tender, 8 to 10 minutes. Transfer the mixture to a bowl and keep warm.
- Combine the cilantro and onions in a bowl. Warm the tortillas over a burner or in the oven.
- Divide the beef and corn mixture among the tortillas, followed by the cilantro and onion mixture, jalapenos and cheese. Drizzle with the remaining sour cream mixture and serve with a lime wedge on the side.
Nutrition Facts
| Serving Size | 1 of 6 servings |
| Calories | 526 |
| Total Fat | 33 g |
| Saturated Fat | 16 g |
| Carbohydrates | 38 g |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Sugar | 7 g |
| Protein | 22 g |
| Cholesterol | 97 mg |
| Sodium | 723 mg |
Reviews
I made this when my kids were all going to be home for the weekend. It was a hit. I did not cook any veggies on the tray with the meat. I made a corn and red onion relish instead, (just because that’s what we like.) I roasted sliced onions and red, yellow and orange bell peppers on a separate sheet tray. I made double the amount of meat, but kept the sour cream sauce the same. It was enough and still had some left for spooning on the tortillas before adding the meat and veggies.
Made them last night, and the family loved them! Thank you, GZ!!
Excellent! Meat was tender and plenty of flavor with the lime and tasty sour cream sauce. I removed some of the sour cream before cooking but not much. Thanks Geoffrey!
Love love love it… No alteration..
I was so excited to make this recipe for my family however the meat was chewy. Is it the type of meat or did I over cook it?
Horrible. Should have done vegetables separate. Came out soggy and horrible.
I made this tonight and was so disappointed. Let me say, I love GZ and he made this look so yummy on the show, which is why I followed the very simple recipe step by step. But I have to say, the sour cream is so heavy and overbearing, it really did not suit this dish as a marinade in my opinion. Here’s what I would do next time:
1. Use flat iron v. skirt. So much leaner and tastier.
2. Use a carne asada marinade (i like adding OJ as one of my citrus elements)
3. I actually found the oven slowed things down, I would opt for searing and cooking the meat in a skillet and sautéing the veggies in a pan. If it really saved time, I’d say go for it, but you lose so much flavor by putting it in the oven. And if time/weather permit, I would put the meat on the grill. yum!
Still love ya GZ, but thumbs down on this one. sorry.
So easy and delicious. If you need to use frozen corn make sure to thaw it first otherwise it will make your mixture watery when it thaws while roasting.
I recently had back surgery unfortunately most of the cooking has fallen to my husband. He made this recipe to keep the tradition of taco Tuesday iThis was delicious and a huge hit with the family and very simple for him to make
Super easy and very flavorful! I’m not a big fan of raw onions so added them to the pepper and corn mix to roast in the oven. Turned out great!