Dawg’s Cooking Experiments!!!!!!!!!!!!

[ShrekDawg]

Here's a simple fajita marinade. You can adapt this to your individual taste, it's got a little heat but is not overpowering or going to cook your face. "bland white people fajitas with a little kick" is accurate


Prep time: 10-15 min
Cook time: 10 min or so

Get a medium sized bowl and put a gallon size freezer bag in it opened up (so you can pour in your chicken and ingredients to the bag)

* 1/2 to 1 chicken breast per person you're feeding (depends on how much you normally eat) Sliced into 1-2 inch long thin strips.
*2 tbsp vegetable or canola oil. Olive oil works too but has a lower smoke point.
* 1 lime, juiced
* 1 small lemon, juiced
* 1 orange, sliced like a tomato (naval or blood oranges are great for this)
* 2 cloves garlic or 1 tsp minced garlic (add as much or as little as you like to taste)
* 1/2 cup water
* 1/2 tsp chili powder
* 1/2 tsp salt (kosher or pink himi if you have it, if not plain ol salt is fine)
* 1/2 tsp pepper

Mix all the ingredients in the bag and then toss in the chicken. Coat the chicken well and seal the bag to get as much of the air out as you can. Refrigerate at least 4 hours (so plan ahead). I like to pull it and let it come up to room temp for an hour before I cook but it's not necessary.

Heat a skillet to medium high and add in a tbsp or so of oil. once it's up to temp. pull the chicken out, fry it up in the skillet, and put it in a sealable bowl to rest for 10 minutes.

Serve with tortillas and your fajita fixin's.


The science here is that the acidity in the citrus juices is working on breaking down and tenderizing the chicken. This allows the marinade to soak into the pores and infuse the meat with flavor. The oil helps to bond the seasonings to it as well.

Other things you can experiment with after you try this (to make it more "you")

* various types of chilis
* using stock or bone broth instead of water to add richness
* different seasonings for the mix (there are a lot of good premade seasonings out there too)

Work within your dietary needs, there's really no wrong way to do this unless you make it so hot you can't eat it. Green chilis, poblano peppers, and anchos are all fairly mild and work well, and if you like it hot, you can go as hot as you want.


You can adapt this to beef and seafood as well (like shrimp fajitas)

I should add that's a marinade for 1-2 people. Double the measurements for the ingredients for every 2 additional people. Except the orange, you should only need 1 unless you're feeding like 12 peeps.

Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!! That sounds really good!!!!!!!!!!! And was really helpful!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Themellowyellows]

Welcome!!!!!!

If you need any easy recipes, just ask me!

 

[azurbanclucker]

Thank you so much!!!!!!!!!! That sounds really good!!!!!!!!!!! And was really helpful!!!!!!!!!!

Start simple. Serve this on some smaller tortillas and garnish with chopped white onion and cilantro (if you're OK with cilantro. Skip if not) and some cheese. The shredded mexican blend is fine. Cover the basics first, then start getting fancy from there.

And don't forget to clean up the kitchen.

 

[ShrekDawg]

If you need any easy recipes, just ask me!

Thank you!!!!!!

 

[ShrekDawg]

Start simple. Serve this on some smaller tortillas and garnish with chopped white onion and cilantro (if you're OK with cilantro. Skip if not) and some cheese. The shredded mexican blend is fine. Cover the basics first, then start getting fancy from there.

And don't forget to clean up the kitchen.

Thank you!!!!!!!!

 

[Themellowyellows]

Thank you!!!!!!

Of course!

 

[ShrekDawg]

I need to buy some meats and/or veggies and start cooking again LOL I went to the store the other day but only got like milk, lunch meat, pudding, that kind of thing. I’ll get real meats/foods soon. LOL

 

[azurbanclucker]

I need to buy some meats and/or veggies and start cooking again LOL I went to the store the other day but only got like milk, lunch meat, pudding, that kind of thing. I’ll get real meats/foods soon. LOL

I have carne marinating.

 

[ShrekDawg]

I have carne marinating.

Nice!!!!! I was going to buy some meats when I was there but then I was like “nah I’ll just get it next time I go.” But who knows when next time is going to be… LOL

 

[azurbanclucker]