Easy Steak Marinades
Authentic Mexican Beef Fajita Marinade
If you want to make fajitas, it is a good idea to use a homemade fajita marinade recipe to enhance the flavor of the steak you are using. This beef fajita marinade blends the flavors of lime, beer, cumin, oregano and more for a subtle yet very tasty flavor. It is so much better than store bought marinades.
You simply need to combine the ingredients and soak the beef, making this one of our brilliant and easy steak marinades. If you love Mexican food, you will love the different that a fajita marinade recipe makes to your fajita steak because it makes the meat taste more authentic, like it would be served in a good Mexican restaurant or in a Mexican home.
Beef Fajita Marinade Recipe
Ingredients -
½ cup chopped onion
½ teaspoon salt
½ tablespoon paprika
1 can beer
¼ cup vinegar
1 teaspoon oregano
3 minced cloves garlic
½ teaspoon cumin
½ cup olive oil
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
⅓ cup lime juice
1 teaspoon white sugar
Preparation:
Combine the marinade ingredients, adding the beer last.
Put a 2 pound steak in a Ziploc bag and pour in the fajita marinade.
Let the steak marinate for between 8 and 24 hours in the refrigerator, turning the bag once or twice during that time.
