This sweet and spicy Grilled Fajita Skirt Steak is made with sweet bell peppers, spicy jalapeños and fresh herbs. It’s then seared to perfection on the grill!
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Grilled Fajita Skirt Steak
Just.. can’t… stop… posting… Mexican … Food…. Recipes!
I’m sorry. You may or may not be sick of Mexican Food by now. I know alot of other bloggers are posting recipes involving Ham, peeps, stuffed chocolate eggs, and bunnies… because well.. Easter is in like 2 weeks.
But I just can’t do it. I’m not a girly girl and I hate ham. So, I just decided to skip the Easter food thing and go for Cinco de Mayo a.k.a The-American-excuse-to-go-to-a-mexican-restaurant-and-stuff-their-face-with-chips-and-salsa!
So along with that chips and salsa your chowing down on, why not serve up this Grilled Fajita Skirt Steak too!
I have been messing around with a good Fajita Steak marinade for years now. It is different each time, but this one just might be the one to stop my endless marinade creations.
It has spicy from the jalapeno, sweet from the red bell pepper, and acid from the red wine vinegar. I have seriously made this recipe 5 times in the past 2 weeks. Not for me of course… pffff… who am I kidding… all for me! There is even a panini recipe with this steak in it coming your way soon. But for now, lets just get your started on the steak portion.
How to Make The Best Steak
To get started, place 1 garlic clove, 1/2 cup of red onion {roughly chopped}, half a jalapeno {seeds removed}, 2 tablespoons of fresh cilantro, and 1/4 cup of red bell pepper {roughly chopped}. Pulse until slightly chopped.
Next add 2 tablespoons of red wine vinegar, 4 tablespoons of olive oil, and salt & pepper. Pulse until completely combined.
Pour mixture over 2 lbs. of tenderized skirt steak, making sure all parts of the steak are covered. Place in refrigerator and let sit for 30 minutes to let the marinade soak in.
Remove from refrigerator and let sit 10 minutes prior to putting on the grill. Heat grill to medium high heat. Place skirt steaks on the grill and grill for 4-5 minutes per side, depending on the thickness of your steak. Remove from grill, let sit for 5 minutes to let juices sink in and slice. Serve with Homemade Chimichurri Sauce.
PrintGrilled Fajita Skirt Steak
- Prep Time: 30 mins
- Cook Time: 10 mins
- Total Time: 40 mins
- Yield: 4-6 servings 1x
- Category: Dinner
- Method: Grill
- Cuisine: American
Description
This sweet and spicy Grilled Fajita Skirt Steak is made with sweet bell peppers, spicy jalapeños and fresh herbs. It’s then seared to perfection on the grill!
Ingredients
- 2 lb. Skirt Steak, tenderized
- 1 garlic clove
- 1/2 cup of red onion
- 1/4 cup of red bell pepper
- half a jalapeño, seeds removed
- 2 tablespoons of fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoon of red wine vinegar
- 4 tablespoon of olive oil
- Serve with chimichurri sauce
Instructions
- Place garlic clove, red onion {roughly chopped}, jalapeño {seeds removed}, fresh cilantro, and red bell pepper {roughly chopped} in blender. Pulse until slightly chopped.
- Next add red wine vinegar, olive oil, and salt & pepper. Pulse until completely combined.
- Pour mixture over tenderized skirt steak, making sure all parts of the steak are covered.
- Place in refrigerator and let sit for 30 minutes to let the marinade soak in.
- Remove from refrigerator and let sit 10 minutes prior to putting on the grill.
- Heat grill to medium high heat.
- Place skirt steaks on the grill and grill for 4-5 minutes per side, depending on the thickness of your steak.
- Remove from grill, let sit for 5 minutes to let juices sink in and slice.
- Serve with Homemade Chimichurri Sauce.
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24 comments on “Grilled Fajita Skirt Steak”
I’m pinning this right now-that looks amazing! Thanks for sharing your recipe.
If you have a minute to spare I’d be thrilled if you could share your post at my weekly say G’day Saturday link up. It has just started and this would be a perfect addition!
Best wishes for a great weekend,
Natasha in Oz
Thanks so much Natasha, you are too sweet! I will stop by if I get a chance girl! 🙂 Thanks for the pin!
We love Mexican food so please don’t stop posting them! This steak looks fabulous and so juicy and I can just imagine how flavorful it is!
haha… ok. Will do! 🙂
Looks great, Krista! Your photos are so pretty 🙂
Thanks Allie! 🙂
This looks SO good and sounds so flavorful!!!! And I agree, you can’t have too much Mexican food!!! This looks so delicious!!!
Thanks Maria, your too sweet!
Krista, Now this is a meal the DIY Guy would love – great flavors!! YUM!
Awesome! Can’t wait to hear what he thinks of it Deb! 🙂
Hi Krista! I am one of the hosts of the Super Saturday Link Party and these definitely caught my eye because I am such a sucker for all types of Mexican food. I featured your link on my social media outlets and wanted to thank you for linking up this week with us! Carole
AWww… a fellow Mexican food lover! 🙂 Thanks so much for sharing Carole, you rock! Thank you for hosting such a great party each week too!
Yummy! This looks so good! We love Mexican food too and eat it ALL the time….even my kids love it…pinning this one to try.. (with your salsa, lol—love trying new Mexican recipes:) Thanks for sharing! Have a great weekend…
Yeah another mexican food addict! 🙂 You will love both those recipes, in fact I actually need to make more of that salsa again, we just ran out. 🙂 Thanks for the pin girl! Have a great week!
I’m not really into ham either… but I AM into this steak for fajitas! I LOVE that you’re putting Mexican recipes up instead, just what Chris says… keep it coming!
haha. thanks Gloria. I’m pretty sure we just need to leave close to each other so I can eat your sweet treats and you can eat all my mexican food. 🙂
Krista, just wanted to come back over and tell you that I made this last night… it was a HUGE hit! This was THE easiest marinade I’ve ever had to put together. The meat really soaked up all the flavors and was just absolute marvelous! Now THIS is my go-to marinade for when we do fajitas!
Yeah! So happy to hear that Gloria. With the meat tenderized it really allows all those juices to sink into all the holes and makes it A-MAZING! 🙂 Thanks for the sweet feedback girl!
You can’t stop posting mexican inspired food???? GOOD!!! Don’t stop!! 🙂 These fajitas are my kind of meal Krista! I am SO in the mood for grilled food now that the weather is nicer!!
haha… ok.. I won’t! More to come next week to my friend. 🙂
So glad the weather is getting nicer for you, yeah for spring/summer!
You really are the queen of all Mexican food. 😀 This steak looks fabulous! I can plainly see how tender and juicy it is and oh, the possibilities of sauces you could top this gorgeous steak with! pinned.
haha… well thank you. 🙂 And yes, the sauces are totally endless with this one! Which makes me happy because I am a sauce girl!
Don’t you dare stop posting Mexican recipes!!!! I love them! It’s my fave food for sure! And I love skirt steak… SO good! My mouth is watering just thinking about having this for dinner!
haha… sounds good. I’m glad I have a fellow mexican food lover!