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Flat Iron Fajitas For Dinner

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Florida Grillin Girl
Florida Grillin Girl Posts: 4,972
edited November -1 in EggHead Forum
Last night I marinated some shrimp and egged them up~

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I rolled them them into a sushi roll, along with some avocado and carrot~ this was only my 2nd time making sushi

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Julie Mainegg got me in the mood for some gin. Daisy the pig was happy there was no pork in the house tonight!

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Next it was flat iron steak. This was the first time I have found it in the store. I wanted to try it for fajitas.

I marinated it in EVOO, soy sauce, garlic, scallion, lime juice, cumin and cayenne~

Egged at 550-600, along with some sliced onion~

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It was thin and didnt take long, here is is sliced, nice and juicy:

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Plated with guac and sour cream, cheddar cheese and the grilled onions~

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Who needs a tortilla?

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I will definitely buy the flat iron again if I see it in the store, it was great for fajita meat.
Happily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
 
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  • SSN686
    SSN686 Posts: 3,504
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    Morning Faith:

    Looks like the sushi class worked! Very tasty looking!

    Flat iron steak is great for fajitas...looks like you nailed it too!

    Have a GREAT day!

       Jay

    Brandon, FL


     

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  • berrygood
    berrygood Posts: 372
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    Beautiful post, Faith.
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  • vidalia1
    vidalia1 Posts: 7,092
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    It all looks delicious...have fun this weekend. B)
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  • Austin Egghead
    Austin Egghead Posts: 3,966
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    Wonderful cook, thanks for sharing. What temp and how long did you cook the flat iron? Was it Marinated? I have had less that stellar luck with that cut of meat on any grill.










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  • BobS
    BobS Posts: 2,485
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    Great cook and pics!! The shrimp looked fantstic on the grill and in the rolls.
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  • jaymag_87
    jaymag_87 Posts: 111
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    No Tortilla?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

    SACRILEGE!!! Sacrilege, I say. :whistle:

    B)

    Good lookin' chow, ya got there. :cheer:
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  • doubleA
    doubleA Posts: 20
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    now that is what i call a "picnic" bite (a little bit of everything)
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  • deepsouth
    deepsouth Posts: 1,796
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    man that's great!
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  • Beli
    Beli Posts: 10,751
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    Faith I thought it wasn't you at first with the little sushi roll :woohoo: , but as I rolled it down & saw the gin & big chunk of meat....I realized no one else but Faith, that flat iron looks to die for
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  • Florida Grillin Girl
    Florida Grillin Girl Posts: 4,972
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    Hi Jay. I need lots more practice on the sushi!

    The steak was great!
    Happily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
     
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  • Florida Grillin Girl
    Florida Grillin Girl Posts: 4,972
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    Austin Egghead,

    I marinated it for approx. 2 hours with EVOO, soy sauce, lime juice, garlic, scallion, cumin and cayenne pepper.

    Egged at 550-600 for 2-3 minutes a side. it was too thin for the thermapen, so I just guessed on timing. It came out perfect and very tender. Perfect cut of meat for fajitas.
    Happily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
     
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  • Florida Grillin Girl
    Florida Grillin Girl Posts: 4,972
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    Jaymag_87, it didn't even need the tortilla, I tasted all the ingredients in one bite so you don't miss the tortilla!
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  • NibbleMeThis
    NibbleMeThis Posts: 2,295
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    I like flat iron for fajitas just as much as flank steak. They are both good, but slightly different from each other.

    Great looking meal you put together.
    Knoxville, TN
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  • bees
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    Faith those fajitas look spot on. After living in Texas for 25 years when we moved to Montgomery we haven't any true fajitas, but yours looked perfect, the sushi had a nice presentation. Thanks for sharing, Randy
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  • Mr Holloway
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    mmmmm Gin :laugh:
    Looks really tasty Faith
    Great pics :)

    Shane
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  • Florida Grillin Girl
    Florida Grillin Girl Posts: 4,972
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    Well, Randy, it looks like you are going to have to make your own! I like skirt steak, hanger steak, or flank for fajitas. Now flat iron goes on the list.
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  • Florida Grillin Girl
    Florida Grillin Girl Posts: 4,972
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    Shane, so you like gin, huh? I have a good recipe for you, for whenever your weather warms up. Muddle sliced cucumber and lime in the bottom of a glass, add tonic and gin and stir with a fresh rosemary stalk. It's very refreshing.
    Happily egging on my original large BGE since 1996... now the owner of 5 eggs. Call me crazy, everyone else does!
     
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  • Florida Grillin Girl
    Florida Grillin Girl Posts: 4,972
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    Thanks, Beli. It was only a 1 lb. piece of meat, not a hunk-o-meat at all. It made plenty for fajitas though.
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  • Mr Holloway
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    Thanks Faith
    I will try that this summer, it does sound good :)

    Shane
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  • Little Steven
    Little Steven Posts: 28,817
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    Faith,

    Vey pretty! Nice cooks.

    Steve

    Steve 

    Caledon, ON

     

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  • FSM-Meatball
    FSM-Meatball Posts: 215
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    Where did you get that crescent shaped cast iron pan? I need more eggcessories.
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  • Florida Grillin Girl
    Florida Grillin Girl Posts: 4,972
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    FSM meatball, I have 2 of them, purchased at a restaurant supply store. They are made by Lodge. I also have an oval CI that is used to serve fajitas at restaurants, and I bought that at Restaurant Depot.
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  • cookn biker
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    Hey faith, Talk to me about the sushi roll, not the shrimp inside. When I have done California rolls, (marinated veggies for the innards) I make sticky rice and purchase seaweed, then assemble. Wondering if that was a pre made item.
    Great meal!
    Molly
    Colorado Springs
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  • Hoss
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    That looks GREAT Miss Faith!That is how my wife likes to eat them,sans tortilla. :)
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  • Woodbutcher
    Woodbutcher Posts: 1,017
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    Faith... it all looks great! I really like the flatirons too. The ones that I've made have great flavor and seem more tender than flank. The sushi is really a nice presentation.
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  • Florida Grillin Girl
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    Molly, I took a sushi rolling class last weekend, so this was my first time rolling it at home. I need practice getting the rice
    done a little better next time.
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  • Florida Grillin Girl
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    Dale, it was really very tender. I have not been seen this cut in stores here before, so I hope I will be able to find it again. Really, it's a tasty cut of meat.
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  • Florida Grillin Girl
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    Hoss, it tasted just as good without the tortilla!
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