Sugar Busters! Fajitas—A Tex-Mex Mainstay.

Name: Sugar Busters! Fajitas—A Tex-Mex Mainstay.
Yield: serves 4
Ingredients: 1 1/2 pounds beef skirt or flank steak, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch strips; 1/2 cup soy sauce; 1/2 cup canola oil; 1/4 cup red wine vinegar; 6 cloves garlic, minced; 1 green onion, minced; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; 1/2 teaspoon salt; One medium yellow onion, sliced into thin wedges; One green bell pepper, cored, seeded, and cut into strips

January 24, 2012

Cooks' Note

You can easily substitute 1 1⁄2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken breasts or peeled and deveined shrimp (cook the shrimp just until they turn pink) for the beef in this low-glycemic Tex-Mex mainstay. It’s great with guacamole salad (see page 106), pinto beans (see page 240), and salsa—either homemade (see page 324) or your favorite prepared variety. If you must, serve with 2 whole-wheat tortillas per serving.

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