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ISO Chili's Fajita recipe from TSR

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    Posted: Jan 13, 2004 10:44 AM in Cook's Corner
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    ISO Chili's Fajita recipe from TSR
    Hi,

    Does anyone have the Chili's Fajita recipe from Top Secret Recipes? I have been trying to find a good fajita seasoning recipe. I read a post that said they were good and I'd like to give them a try :o)

    Thanks a bunch!

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    Reply Posted: Jan 13, 2004 11:31 AM in Cook's Corner
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    RE: ISO Chili's Fajita recipe from TSR
    TSR’s Chili’s Fajitas For Two
    Menu Description: "A pound of steak, chicken or combination on a sizzling skillet. Peppers available with Fajitas request".
    Chili's is perhaps the restaurant most responsible for introducing the famous finger food known as fajitas to the mass market. Company CEO Norman Brinker discovered the dish at a small restaurant on a visit to San Antonio, Texas. When Chili's put the item on its menu in the early eighties, sales immediately jumped a whopping 25 percent. One company spokesperson told Spirit magazine, "I remember walking into one of the restaurants after we added them to the menu and all I could see were wisps of steam coming up from the tables. That revolutionized Chili's."
    Today Chili's serves more than 2 million pounds of fajitas a year. If all of the flour tortillas served with those fajitas were laid end-to-end, they'd stretch from New York to New Zealand, on the other side of the earth!
    Today just about every American knows what fajitas are-the Southwestern-style grilled chicken, beef, or seafood, served sizzling on a cast iron skillet. And everyone has their own method of arranging the meat and onions and peppers in a soft tortilla with globs of pico de gallo, cheese, guacamole, lettuce, sour cream, and salsa. The tough part is trying to roll the thing up and take a bite ever so gracefully without squeezing half of the filling out the backside of the tortilla onto the plate, splattering your clean clothes, while goo goes dripping down your chin. This recipe is guaranteed to be as delicious and messy as the original.
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    Reply Posted: Jan 13, 2004 11:32 AM in Cook's Corner
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    RE: ISO Chili's Fajita recipe from TSR
    Server two as an entree
    · Marinade
    · 1/4 cup fresh lime juice
    · 1/3 cup water
    · 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
    · 1 large clove garlic, pressed
    · 3 teaspoons vinegar
    · 2 teaspoons soy sauce
    · 1/2 teaspoon liquid smoke
    · 1 teaspoon salt
    · 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
    · 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
    · 1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
    · Dash onion powder
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    · 2 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves or 1 pound top sirloin or a combination of 1 chicken breast half and 1/2 pound sirloin
    · 1 Spanish onion, sliced
    · 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
    · 1 teaspoon soy sauce
    · 2 tablespoons water
    · 1/2 teaspoon lime juice
    · Dash ground black pepper
    · Dash salt
    · On the Side
    · 1/2 cup pico de gallo
    · 1/2 cup grated Cheddar cheese
    · 1/2 cup guacamole
    · 1/2 cup sour cream
    · 1 cup shredded lettuce
    · 6 to 8 6-inch flour tortillas Salsa
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    Reply Posted: Jan 13, 2004 11:32 AM in Cook's Corner
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    RE: ISO Chili's Fajita recipe from TSR
    1. Combine all of the ingredients for the marinade in a small bowl. Soak your choice of meat in the marinade for at least 2 hours. If you are just using the sirloin, let it marinate overnight, if possible.
    2. When the meat has marinated, preheat your barbecue or stove top grill to high.
    3. Preheat a skillet over medium high heat. Saute the onion slices in the oil for 5 minutes. Combine the soy sauce, water, and lime juice in a small bowl and pour it over the onions. Add the black pepper and continue to saute until the onions are translucent and dark on the edges (4 to 5 more minutes). Salt to taste.
    4. While the onions are sauteing, grill the meat for 4 to 5 minutes per side or until done.
    5. While the meat and onions are cooking, heat up another skillet (cast iron if you have one) over high heat. This will be your sizzling serving pan.
    6. When the meat is done remove it from the grill and slice it into thin strips.
    7. Remove the extra pan from the heat and dump the onions and any liquid into it If you've made it hot enough the onions should sizzle. Add the meat to the pan and serve immediately with pico de gallo, Cheddar cheese, guacamole, and sour cream arranged on a separate plate on a bed of shredded lettuce. Steam the tortillas in a moist towel in the microwave for 30 seconds and serve on the side. Serve salsa also, if desired.
    8. Assemble fajitas by putting the meat into a tortilla along with your choice of condiments. Roll up the tortilla and scarf out.
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    At Chili's, bell peppers are optional with this dish. If you like peppers, combine a small slice of green or red bell pepper with the onion, and saute the vegetables together. Follow the rest of the steps as described.
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    Reply Posted: Jan 13, 2004 11:47 AM in Cook's Corner
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    RE: ISO Chili's Fajita recipe from TSR
    Have you tried the taco bell one?? It is very good. and a definate keeper
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    Reply Posted: Jan 13, 2004 11:58 AM in Cook's Corner
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    RE: ISO Chili's Fajita recipe from TSR
    This is the most simple tastiest recipe for fajita meat that I have ever tried.

    1/3 cup vinegar
    1/3 cup worceshter
    1/3 cup soy sauce
    dash garlic powder

    Marinate meat (can use chicken or beef) at least 4 hours but not more than 8. Drain meat and set aside. Heat 1/3 cup of marinade in a heavy skillet and stir fry meat for 5 minutes. Add vegetables and stir fry until meat is done and vegetables are crisp tender.

    Serve with your choice of fajita toppings. I have added mushrooms with the meat and it was excellent. In the summer, I marinate boneless skinless chicken breast then grill. We like them just like that with out the fajita fixings. If you have more meat, just use equal parts of the liquids.
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    Reply Posted: Jan 13, 2004 1:31 PM in Cook's Corner
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    RE: ISO Chili's Fajita recipe from TSR
    Thanks John for posting the recipe! I appreciate :o)I can't wait to try this. Staceyk thanks for your recipe too, I'll give it a try. Flipper is that the Taco Bell seasoning you buy at the store or is there a copycat recipe out there somewhere?

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    Reply Posted: Jan 13, 2004 1:33 PM in Cook's Corner
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    RE: ISO Chili's Fajita recipe from TSR
    Taco Bell Seasoning Mix Clone


    2 Tablespoons flour
    2 teaspoons chili powder
    1 1/2 teaspoons dried minced onion
    1 1/4 teaspoons salt
    1 teaspoon paprika
    3/4 teaspoon crushed beef boullion cube
    1/4 teaspoon sugar
    1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
    1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
    dash onion powder

    Combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Prepare taco meat using 1 lb of ground beef.

    Brown ground beef; drain. Add seasoning mix and 3/4 cup of water. Bring to a boil; reduce heat. Simmer uncovered, 10 minutes, stirring occasionally.
    Heat shells to package directions and add toppings of your choice.


    I found this at top secret recipes
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    Reply Posted: Jan 13, 2004 1:35 PM in Cook's Corner
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    RE: ISO Chili's Fajita recipe from TSR
    Taco Bell Chicken Fajita Seasoning Mix Clone


    1 tablespoon cornstarch
    2 teaspoons chili powder
    1 teaspoon salt
    1 teaspoon paprika
    1 teaspoon sugar
    3/4 teaspoon crushed chicken boullion cube
    1/2 teaspoon onion powder
    1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
    1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
    1/4 teaspoon cumin

    Combine all of the ingredients together in a small bowl. Prepare fajitas using the following ingredients.

    4 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 1 1/4 lbs), cut into thin strips
    2 Tablespoons oil
    1/3 cup water
    1 green pepper, cut into strips
    1 medium onion sliced


    Cook and stir chicken in hot oil in a large nonstick skillet 5 minutes on medium-high heat. Add seasoning mix, water, green pepper and onion; cook and stir on medium heat 5 minutes or til chicken is cooked through and vegetables are tender.
    Place in heated flour tortillas and what ever toppings you would like.


    there you go. I have found clones for the chapulas and the taco sauce.
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    Reply Posted: Jan 13, 2004 2:21 PM in Cook's Corner
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    RE: ISO Chili's Fajita recipe from TSR
    Thanks a bunch Flipper :o)
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    Reply Posted: Jan 13, 2004 2:28 PM in Cook's Corner
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    RE: ISO Chili's Fajita recipe from TSR
    I found the one that John printed just the other day but I haven't had time to try them. Let me know if they are any good.

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    Reply Posted: Jan 17, 2004 12:24 AM in Cook's Corner
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    RE: ISO Chili's Fajita recipe from TSR
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    Reply Posted: Jan 17, 2004 1:32 AM in Cook's Corner
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    RE: ISO Chili's Fajita recipe from TSR
    RE: Austin Fajitas
    Posted by: JEDE Posted on: 7/10/2003 11:54:41 PM
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    I have a recipe from a restaurant in Austin TX not the recipe you are asking about but it is very good.
    Fajitas
    Flank Steak

    Worstershire Sauce 1 or 2 bottles
    Lemon Pepper 2 Tblsp.
    Garlic 2 cloves
    Oregano 1 tsp
    Honey 3 Tblsp.
    Oil 1/2 cup
    Wine Vinegar 2 Tblsp.
    Good Seasons Italian Dressing 1 pkg.
    1 Lemon squeezed
    1 or 2 Beers

    Marinate 6 to 12 Hours in Large Roasting Pan in refrigerator

    Barbeque Turn every 2 or 3 min. Brush on excess Marinade
    Serve with Beans, Guacamole, Sour Cream, Grilled green onions, Flour Tortillas
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    Reply Posted: Jan 17, 2004 9:09 AM in Cook's Corner
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    RE: ISO Chili's Fajita recipe from TSR
    Hi JEDE,

    I appreciate you posting your recipe. It sounds really good. I am not a beer drinker, do you suggest a certain type of beer to you in it? Again thanks for the recipe!

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