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Antony Worrall Thompson

Spicy Mexican fajitas


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Serves 4 to 5

Ingredients

  • 675g / 1lb 7oz beef fillet, centre-cut, cut into 1cm / ½ inch slices
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed to a paste with a little salt
  • Juice and grated zest of 2 unwaxed lemons
  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  • ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 jar roasted peppers, drained and cut into strips
  • 1 jar roasted artichokes, drained and cut into quarters
  • 1 jar hot chunky tomato salsa
  • Soured cream, to serve
  • 12 small soft flour tortillas

Guacamole

  • 2 large avocados
  • ½ teaspoons ground cumin
  • ½ teaspoon ground coriander
  • 2 plum tomatoes, deseeded and diced
  • 1 lime, juice only
  • 1 teaspoon tabasco sauce
  • 1 small finely chopped red onion
  • 2 tablespoons roughly chopped coriander leaves
  • 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

Method

  1. Place the beef fillet slices into a bowl and combine the garlic, lemon juice and zest, cumin, coriander, chilli powder and olive oil. Mix well and refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight.
  2. Meanwhile make the Guacamole by roughly mashing the flesh of 2 large avocados, fold in ½ teaspoon of cumin and ground coriander. 
  3. Deseed and dice 2 plum tomatoes and add these plus the lime juice and a dash of Tabasco sauce to the mixture.
  4. Then add 1 small finely chopped red onion, 2 tablespoons of roughly chopped coriander leaves and 2 tablespoons pf extra virgin olive oil, season to taste, and set aside until ready to serve.
  5. Heat a griddle pan or a non-stick frying pan and cook the fillet slices quickly in batches to your liking.
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