FAJITA SEASONING

 

INGREDIENTS 

• 1 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1 teaspoon paprika (smoked paprika is great for this recipe, though you can use sweet paprika or hot paprika as well)
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon onion powder
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1 teaspoon salt
• ½ teaspoon brown sugar
• ½ teaspoon cumin
• ¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
• Optional: arrowroot, as a thickener

Instructions

• Mix all ingredients together in a mixing bowl. Mix to combine.
• Use as a rub for steak, chicken or shrimp fajitas.

USING FAJITA SEASONING

Use 1-2 tablespoons of fajita seasoning for every pound of meat as a rub for making steak, shrimp or chicken fajitas. Rub the seasoning into the meat, then sear it in a hot pan with olive oil until cooked through.

• Make a Fajita Marinade. Combine 2 tablespoons of this fajita seasoning with 3 tablespoons of oil and the juice from 1 lime. Marinate your chicken, shrimp or steak before cooking them. Chicken and steak should marinate longer, at least several hours or overnight. Shrimp can marinate for 1 hour. You can also marinate fish with this fajita marinade.