Zippy Beef Fajitas

Name: Zippy Beef Fajitas
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 6 h
Total time: 6 h 20 min
Yield: 6 servings.
Cuisine: Asian Dinners, Asian Recipes
Ingredients: 1 beef flank steak (1-1/2 pounds); 2 teaspoons ground ginger; 2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes; 3/4 teaspoon garlic powder; 1/4 teaspoon pepper; 1 medium sweet red pepper, cut into strips; 1 medium green pepper, cut into strips; 1 can (12 ounces) cola; 5 green onions, chopped; 1/3 cup soy sauce; 2 tablespoons minced fresh gingerroot; 2 tablespoons tomato paste; 1 garlic clove, minced; 6 flour tortillas (8 inches), warmed

This is a flavorful and fast way to prepare steak filling for fajitas. The yummy flavor comes aromatic ingredients like garlic and gingerroot. There's even a can of cola in the recipe.—Laurie Sadowski, Catharines, Ontario

Ingredients

1 beef flank steak (1-1/2 pounds)
2 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons crushed red pepper flakes
3/4 teaspoon garlic powder
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 medium sweet red pepper, cut into strips
1 medium green pepper, cut into strips
1 can (12 ounces) cola
5 green onions, chopped
1/3 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons minced fresh gingerroot
2 tablespoons tomato paste
1 garlic clove, minced
6 flour tortillas (8 inches), warmed

Directions

Cut steak in half lengthwise. In a small bowl, combine the ground ginger, pepper flakes, garlic powder and pepper; rub over steak. Transfer to a 3-qt. slow cooker; add red and green peppers. Combine the cola, green onions, soy sauce, gingerroot, tomato paste and garlic; pour over top.
Cook, covered, on low until meat is tender, 6-7 hours. Shred meat with two forks; return to the slow cooker and heat through. Spoon beef mixture onto tortillas using a slotted spoon.

Nutrition Facts

1 each: 365 calories, 12g fat (4g saturated fat), 48mg cholesterol, 1125mg sodium, 37g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 2g fiber), 26g protein.

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jillanglemyer

Jun 23, 2012

I really liked this recipe. I had someone request it from me. I did leave out the red pepper flakes because I didn't have any.