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Do you like Fajitas?

Posted by SweetViolet • 6/01/09 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: chicken fajitas, cooking, fajitas, food, mexican food, recipes, Tortillas

I love Mexican food! One of the things I knew I would be giving up when I moved to South Africa was Mexican food, so I bought a Mexican cookbook, intent upon feeding my obsession myself.

Oddly, it turns out that I already knew how to make most of my favourites and have barely looked at the book! Fajitas are a favourite of mine, and so amazingly easy to prepare. My personal first choice is the chicken fajita, but you can have them with steak, seafood, vegetarian...even with scrambled eggs for breakfast!

If you love fajitas and want eliminate the restaurant tab by preparing them at home, look no further than this: svcooks.blogspot.com/2009/06/fast-fabulous-fajitas.html

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6/01/09

theskinnyblog

I really like the idea of a veggie or scrambled egg Fajita! I am a scrambled egg fanatic :D.

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1. 6/01/09
  
  SweetViolet
  
  These are great with eggs. I don't care for tofu myself, but I am sure there are other veggies that would saute up nicely with the peppers and onions and make a nice vegetarian fajita. How about eggplant strips or zucchini?
6/01/09

amrhima

I love chicken fajita, and I'm already hungry :(...wish i didn't open this discussion

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6/01/09

Nichetraffic

More into Enchilada myself

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6/01/09

wagerwitch

YUM --- YUM... Oh you betcha SV -- Totally.

And you know what... I'll give you a secret recipe... it's super easy.

Hamburger Meat
Can of Green Beans
Tomato Sauce
1 LARGE can of Diced Green Chilies
Garlic
Canned or Cooked Potatoes cut into small cubes
Salt
Pepper

FLOUR TORTILLAS

Brown Hamburger, drain grease
add Green Beans, Green Chilies, potatoes, Garlic, salt, pepper
pour in tomato sauce until comfortable consistency (you want a saucy meat but not drippy.)
Stir and heat on med-low

stir until cooked through and warm - the flavors mingled, stirring and of course tasting.

Add more pepper or salt or garlic to taste if needed

Warm flour tortillas on a cast iron flat pan, allowing light browning but not over all hardening.

Place meat concoction in tortilla - and wrap like a burrito

EAT --- and make about 5 more! LOL!

You can mix things in with this - you can change things around... You can add cheese, refried beans, tomatoes, etc to your burrito!

This was a staple in our house. I don't even have a name for it. But suffice it - my ex was Mexican - and this is a super simple recipe...

I love your recipe - especially the variation about the chicken in yogurt and chili... Yum!!!

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1. 6/01/09
  
  SweetViolet
  
  Sounds yummy!
  
  We can't get the canned chilies here, I have to roast and dice them myself. Even the fresh ones are difficult to find. So when I do find them next time and I roast up a bunch, I'll give this a try.
  
  Tomorrow's post will be about fire roasting chilies and peppers and some things you can do with them.
6/01/09

MenstrualMigraine

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6/01/09

chicky401

I love fajitas-chicken, beef or shrimp yummy Now I think I am going to have to go out to lunch as I am now hungry!

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1. 6/01/09
  
  SweetViolet
  
  My recipe covers all three. Save some money...make your own!
2. 6/01/09
  
  chicky401
  
  Oh I would have to go to the store and buy all the stuff anyway I do cook a lot too but it always tastes better when I eat out lol! Will definitely try the recipe one day soon tho.
6/01/09

Shiley

Love them yum!

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1. 6/01/09
  
  SweetViolet
  
  They're easy to make at home, Shirley. Give the recipe a peek!
6/01/09

cookingasshole

they look great...you certainly have been busy! A LOT of new recipes.

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1. 6/01/09
  
  SweetViolet
  
  I'm making a list of things that are floating around in my head...things I've been cooking for 40 to 50 years. So far the list is up to 85 things and I keep remembering more and more dishes! Some of the recipes are from my Oregon grandmothers (potato salad, pie crust, turkey stuffing, etc), some of them are my own invention (pasta salad, tuna casserole) and some started out as recipes from books or magazines, but modified to fit my family's tastes and preferences (one kid won't eat peas, another kid won't eat recognizable egg, the other won't eat seafood...lots of modifications!!).
  
  My goal is to post one recipe a day until my brain is emptied. Right now I'm on a Mexican food kick...no telling what's next (Italian?).
  
  Anything you'd like to see?
2. 6/01/09
  
  cookingasshole
  
  I am doing the same thing and now I have about 150 recipe posts up and another 50 of beer reviews.
  
  Asian cooking is totally foreign to me. Anything in that department? Preferably vegetarian.
3. 6/01/09
  
  SweetViolet
  
  I love to eat it, but don't cook it much. I am partial to Taiwanese cuisine, particularly dim sum.
  
  I can give you a recipe for a broccoli beef stir-fry, the way the Taiwanese restaurants make it in Silicon Valley, but that's about it for Asian food.
6/01/09

mork23

I love fajitas!! especially when the fajita beef has been marinated in lime.

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6/01/09

CTVicky

I love all mexican food! When I next go to Camden market in London I must go to the mexican stall!

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6/01/09

morinn

In Mauritius, where I live they don't sell really good fajitas. It's better to make it at home.

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1. 6/01/09
  
  SweetViolet
  
  Good Mexican food is difficult to find in South Africa, too. That's why I make it myself.
  
  I love Mauritian food, by the way. We had a Mauritian restaurant in my suburb for a while and the food was divine!