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Family Fajita Bar

Recipe from Weber's Charcoal Grilling™ by Jamie Purviance

  • People

    Serves 8 to 10

  • Grilling Time

    18 to 23 mins

  • Prep Time

    30 mins

  • Marinating Time

    1 to 2 h

Ingredients
Instructions

the Ingredients

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Guacamole

  • Completed step 4 ripe Hass avocados, mashed
  • Completed step 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro or basil leaves
  • Completed step 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • Completed step 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • Completed step ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper

Marinade

  • Completed step 3 large garlic cloves
  • Completed step ½ cup loosely packed fresh cilantro or basil leaves
  • Completed step ¼ cup fresh orange juice
  • Completed step 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • Completed step 1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
  • Completed step 2 teaspoons pure chile powder
  • Completed step 1 teaspoon mustard powder
  • Completed step 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • Completed step 1 teaspoon kosher salt
  • Completed step 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • Completed step ½ teaspoon ground coriander
 
  • Completed step 1 pound flank steak, about ¾ inch thick
  • Completed step 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • Completed step 4 medium green bell peppers, seeded and cut into flat sections
  • Completed step 2 medium red onions, cut crosswise into ⅓-inch slices
  • Completed step Extra-virgin olive oil
  • Completed step 10 flour tortillas (9 to 10 inches)
  • Completed step 2 cups good-quality, store-bought chunky salsa
  • Completed step Hot pepper sauce, such as Tabasco®

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Instructions

  • In a medium bowl combine the guacamole ingredients and stir with a fork until thoroughly combined; cover the surface with plastic wrap until ready to use.
  • In a blender or food processor finely chop the garlic and cilantro. Add the remaining marinade ingredients. Process until smooth.
  • Put the flank steak in one medium bowl and the chicken thighs in another. Add half the marinade to the steak and half to the chicken and turn to coat all sides evenly. Cover and refrigerate for 1 to 2 hours.
  • Prepare the grill for direct cooking over medium heat (350° to 450°F).
    Prepare the grill for cooking over medium heat (400°F).
  • Brush the cooking grates clean. Lightly coat the bell peppers and onions on both sides with oil, and then grill over direct medium heat, with the lid closed, until tender, turning once. The bell peppers will take 6 to 8 minutes, and the onions will take 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the grill and cut the bell peppers and onions into ⅓-inch strips.
    Brush the cooking grates clean. Lightly coat the bell peppers and onions on both sides with oil, and then grill over medium heat, with the lid closed, until tender, turning once. The bell peppers will take 6 to 8 minutes, and the onions will take 8 to 10 minutes. Remove from the grill and cut the bell peppers and onions into ⅓-inch strips.
  • Remove the steak and chicken from their bowls, discard the marinade, and then grill over direct medium heat, with the lid closed, until the steak is medium rare and the chicken thighs are brown on the surface and no longer pink in the middle, 8 to 10 minutes, turning once. Remove from the grill and let rest for 2 to 3 minutes. Evenly divide the tortillas into two foil packets and grill over direct medium heat to warm them, 2 to 3 minutes, turning once.
    Remove the steak and chicken from their bowls, discard the marinade, and then grill over medium heat, with the lid closed, until the steak is medium rare and the thickest part of the chicken registers 165°F, 8 to 10 minutes, turning once. Remove from the grill and let rest for 2 to 3 minutes. Evenly divide the tortillas into two foil packets and grill over medium heat to warm them, 2 to 3 minutes, turning once.
    Remove the steak and chicken from their bowls, discard the marinade, and then grill over direct medium heat, with the lid closed, until the steak is medium rare and an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part of the chicken registers 165°F, 8 to 10 minutes, turning once. Remove from the grill and let rest for 2 to 3 minutes. Evenly divide the tortillas into two foil packets and grill over direct medium heat to warm them, 2 to 3 minutes, turning once.
  • Cut the steak in half lengthwise. Cut the steak and chicken across the grain into ¼-inch slices. Place the tortillas, steak, chicken, peppers, onions, guacamole, and salsa in separate serving dishes. Let each person make their own fajita by placing the fillings down the center of each tortilla and adding hot sauce. Serve warm.

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