Rich and savory, this red enchilada sauce recipe is. You can then top your preferred enchiladas with the sauce.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Additional Time: | 2 hrs |
| Total Time: | 2 hrs 40 mins |
| Servings: | 4 |
| Yield: | 4 servings |
Ingredients
- 1 pound lean steak, cut into strips
- ½ cup fresh lime juice
- ½ tablespoon ground black pepper
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 large onion, cut into thin strips
- 1 julienned green bell pepper
- 2 lemons, quartered
- salt and pepper to taste
- 6 (12 inch) flour tortillas
Instructions
- Combine the lime juice, ground pepper and cilantro in a shallow dish. Place steak strips into the marinade and refrigerate for two to four hours.
- Heat 1 tablespoon vegetable oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add steak strips, and fry until cooked to your liking. Remove meat and set aside.
- Add remaining oil and onions to the skillet. Cook over medium low heat, until translucent, stir in green peppers and steak. Squeeze the juice of 1 lemon over the top and stir. When the green bell peppers are just tender remove the pan from the heat. Season with salt and pepper to taste. Serve the steak fajitas with tortillas and lemon wedges on the side.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 896 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 104 g |
| Cholesterol | 76 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 10 g |
| Protein | 38 g |
| Saturated Fat | 11 g |
| Sodium | 1182 mg |
| Sugars | 6 g |
| Fat | 38 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Wow love it!!
I used a little less lime juice due to some complaints on other reviews, about 1 1/4 lb of New York Strip steak, and red, yellow and orange peppers. (they came in a pack) Sprinkled a little taco seasoning from Spice Island (maybe a Tbls) and squeezed 1/2 a lemon over the whole pan before serving. Used flour tortillas and topped with Monterey Jack cheese and a little salsa before rolling it up. Loved it, better than other recipes using a lot of taco seasoning for flavor. Wife also really liked it.
We made some slight modifications and this turned out great! Use a green pepper with 4 bumps on the bottom, it is sweeter. Thoroughly douse the meat in marinade but do not let it sit in liquid marinade; dump out the rest of the juice after each piece is covered. Sautés the onions and pepper with the lemon juice THEN add the steak to finish. This was the perfect amount of citrus flavor without being overpowering!
Very nice. Only difference is that i seared the steak first, when it was about done to medium rare, i cut it into slices along with veggies, came out very delicious! Toasted tortillas on direct flame, a little bit of home made salsa and you have flavors bursting! Thank you for sharing the recipe!
I used red & yellow bell peppers I marinated the steak in lemon & pepper marinade store brand. along with springled dry celantroes. I cooked the steak with porta belly mushrooms red onions. and topped with 4 cheese mexican cheese.
Have made it 3 times now. Absolutely delicious! I like to add a little mozzarella cheese on Tom to add a little flavor.
A little too much on the lemon and lime for me, but I’m picky . My wife thought it was great, she loves either. I also tried a variation with less lime and no lemon using leftover steak and at least I loved it.
Marinade is key to the recipe as it made the meat very tender and it had a wonderful taste!
Icky. I made this recipe and I ended up putting cumin and other spices for flavor. It didn’t taste like fajitas at all.
Made for dinner tonight and everyone enjoyed! Will definitely be making this again!
Super YUMMY!!!!
Marriated everything for up to 24 hours. Added mushrooms. Didn’t add lime til the end
I did not use onions, since they cause a bad reaction for me — and I did not use the cilantro — and I just sprayed it with lime juice — and I added garlic powder — and vodka — but hey, the recipe was a good inspirational start! 🙂
Obviously if you marinate the beef in lime for so long it’s going to taste strongly of…you guessed it…limes. So if you don’t like the strong citrus flavor avoid this recipe. Personally we loved it. I added a clove of diced garlic to the marinade as well and some guac or avocado slices pair really well with this when served.
I made this recipe for three friends. It set off my smoke alarm! Very easy and so good! I made homemade salsa, and guacamole. It was wonderful. The secret is to marinate the meat.
To counter the overpowering lime flavor, use fajita seasoning (from scratch, if you like) to cook the meat. It may be an omission that it isn’t there. The recipie is fantastic without tortillas for low-carbers and I’ve make it many times adding salsa, sour cream & guac alongside.
No one would eat it. Way to limey. Maybe 3 T. lime and some spices to marinate like cumin chilli powder. Will not make again.
I used lemon juice instead of lime juice for the marinade, and I let it marinate for about an hour then cooked it. Everyone that tried it loved it and said that it was the best they have ever had.
The lime overpowers everything. None of my family would take more than a bite or two.
I bought a strip steak on sale and since I made this before and everyone loved it, I did it again. Here’s what I do – 1st pound out steak to tenderize (usually doubles the size) and season with sea salt and fresh ground pepper. Then I whisk together the lime juice and cilantro. I then rub that mixture into the meat and let it marinade in the refrigerator. I then cut the steak in 2 and cook them with the veggies and lemon juice, with a little extra sea salt and pepper. Once the steak is done and is resting, I make sure the veggies cook down and the onion caramelizes. I put a strip of sour cream in the tortilla first, add the steak (now cut on the bias), veggies, cold lettuce, a little taco sauce and cheddar or colby jack shredded cheese. With the leftover steak, I make a steak salad. Very good!
This was a good basic recipe. I read everyone’s reviews that the recipe was too limey, so I cut the marinade with 2 tblsp of olive oil, then I discarded the marinade, and only cooked the meat. It still came out limey, but when I added everything else, it tasted great! I rolled steak into a tortilla with sour cream, cheese and hot sauce. The lime added a hint of flavor to the meat and it made the meat more tender.