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Maria's Fajitas

Courses: Main Course
Serves: 24 people

Recipe Ingredients

10 lbs 4540g / 160ozBeef, top sirloin
1 cup 237mlSilver tequila
1/4 cup 59mlLime juice
1/4 cup 59mlSoy sauce
2 tablespoons 30mlTabasco brand Pepper Sauce
1 teaspoon 5mlFreshly-ground black pepper
3 lbs 1362g / 48ozGreen peppers - cut into strips,
  And divided
3 lbs 1362g / 48ozOnion - sliced, divided
3 lbs 1362g / 48ozTomatoes - cut into chunks
  Vegetable oil - divided
  Pico De Gallo
1 cup 146g / 5.1ozChopped fresh New Mexican green chiles
1 cup 237mlCopped jalapeño peppers
1 cup 62g / 2.2ozChopped tomatoes
1 cup 62g / 2.2ozChopped onions
2 tablespoons 30mlTabasco brand Pepper Sauce
  Finely-minced garlic - to taste
  Guacamole
6   Ripe California avocados
1/2 cup 73g / 2.6ozChopped fresh green chili pepper
1/3 cup 20g / 0.7ozFinely-chopped onion
1 tablespoon 15mlLemon juice
1 teaspoon 5mlGarlic powder
  Salt - to taste
  Tabasco brand Pepper Sauce - to taste

Recipe Instructions

Trim beef and cut into 1/4- to 1/2-inch steaks.

Mix together tequila, lime juice, soy sauce, 2 tablespoons Tabasco brand Pepper Sauce and black pepper. Cover beef with marinade mixture. Cover and refrigerate 24 hours, turning occasionally.

Drain steaks. Char-grill steaks to rare. Cut into 1/4- by 3-inch strips.

For each entree serving, saute 2 ounces each of green pepper, onion and tomato in 1 ounce oil for 2 to 3 minutes. Add 6 ounces beef strips and saute 2 to 3 minutes more. Pour ingredients onto pre-heated (450 degrees) cast-iron fajita pan and serve sizzling. Serve with flour tortillas, Pico-de-Gallo and Guacamole. Serve one entree as appetizer for two.

For Pico-de-Gallo: Mix all ingredients by hand and let stand for 1 hour refrigerated. Store refrigerated and serve chilled.

For Guacamole: Peel and pit avocados; mash pulp with fork, leaving chunky texture. Stir in chili pepper, onion, lemon juice, garlic powder, salt and Tabasco brand Pepper Sauce. Cover. Refrigerate. Serve chilled.

This recipe yields 24 servings.

Source:
Tabasco's Foodservice recipe archive at - http://foodservice.tabasco.com/

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