This recipe is how to prepare charred fajita vegetables in the classic sauce you might taste at a mexican restaurant. First we char the vegetables in order to get a nice burnt flavor and remove the skins because they can have too much “bite”. Then do a marinade and sautee
Vegetables Ingredients:
2 assorted bell peppers (green, red, orange, and yellow will all work here)
1 poblano pepper
1 white onion
Canola oil
2 1-Gallon plastic bags
Fajita Marinade:
1/2 cup canola oil
1/2 cup lime juice
1/4 cup soy sauce
1 tablespoon ground pepper
1 tablespoon sugar
3 cloves garlic minced
Instructions:
- Heat a grill on high to 550 F
- Spread oil on all the veggies skins and place on the grill
- Rotate every 1.5 minutes so each side is well burnt
- Remove from grill and place the peppers in a ziploc bag (it shouldn’t melt the bag but if your worried let the peppers sit for 1 minute to cool)
- Close the bag and allow the steam to build in the bag for 5 minutes
- Open the bag and begin peeling the skin off with your fingers
- Slice the peppers in long strands with 8 cuts per pepper removing the seeds of the bell peppers
Now you have the charred vegetables and they are ready for the fajita marinade (optional).
Marinaded fajita vegetables Instructions:
- Mix all the ingredients listed for the marinade in a plastic bag
- Place the charred veggies in the marinade and allow to sit for at least 1 hour or up to 4
- Remove from bag trying to keep as much of the marinade in the bag and sautee in a medium hot pan until softened (3 minutes)
- Serve immediately