fajita marinade.

okay, so i know that nothing in this recipe comes from my csa box, but i just made it and its really delicious so i wanted to share it.  i also happen to make this one or two times a month.  i LOVE using this marinade for tempeh.  i'm not even a huge tempeh fan but it is really great in there.   tofu is delicious too.  if you are a meat-eater, you could of course use this for the traditional skirt steak.


fajita marinade.


ingredients
1 lemon, juiced
1 lime, juiced
1/2 t garlic powder
2 T cooking sherry
6 T teriyaki sauce
1 T butter

directions
1.  combine the lemon and lime juice, garlic powder, sherry, and teriyaki sauce in a bowl.
2.  melt the butter in a saucepan and add the mixture.  simmer over medium heat for 2-3 minutes.
3.  pour over whatever you are marinating and let it sit, turning/shaking occasionally for 15 minutes to 24 hours.
4.  right before using, dump the whole thing into a skillet and heat it, stirring occasionally, until heated through.


here it is with tempeh!  (one day i'll have a non-gross colored photo...)

so with the tempeh.  cut into short strips along with frozen roasted bell peppers and onions from trader joe's.  i know i love homecookin' but these are some seriously good peppers and onions with literally no effort.  i don't even defrost the stuff.

top your fajitas with cheese, guacamole, and sour cream.  or do what i just did today and use it as quesadilla filling instead.

another fun thing to use...FRIED YUCA.  more on that later, but i discovered it in ecuador and it is seriously GREAT in fajitas, especially for texas-raised girls like me who secretly crave hearty steak fajitas every once in a while.

here is a photo of a different fajita i made a while back.  went out on a limb and used these weird fake beef strips.  also has the yuca on it.  the strips weren't bad, but nothing special.  kind of a nice photo though?