Crocked Beef Fajitas

Total Time: 8 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 8 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 3/4 cup prepared chunky salsa (fire-roasted)
• 1 tablespoon tomato paste
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 3 tablespoons fresh lime juice
• 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 1/2 lbs flank steaks, trimmed of excess fat and silver skin
• 1 large onion, cut in half and thinly sliced into half-moons
• 3 red bell peppers, seeded and cut into 1/4-inch strips
• warm flour tortilla (the smaller fajita-sized ones)
• 1 cup guacamole
• 1 cup chopped plum tomato
• 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped

Recipe

• 1 in a bowl, combine the salsa, tomato paste, olive oil, garlic, lime juice, pepper, and salt.
• 2 place the flank steak in the slow cooker; pour the mixture over the steak, making sure to coat all exposed surfaces well.
• 3 lay the onion and bell peppers on top.
• 4 cover and cook on low for 6-8 hours, until meat is tender.
• 5 remove the steak and vegetables from the juice and transfer to a serving platter.
• 6 cover with foil and let stand 10 minutes.
• 7 cut the meat across the grain into 1/2-inch slices.
• 8 serve it heaped over warm tortillas with the peppers and onions on top.
• 9 garnish with a little guac, chopped tomatoes, and cilantro on top.