Mole Rubbed Skirt Steak Fajitas
- 2 dried pasilla chiles, stems and seeds removed
- 2 cups tomatoes, quartered
- 1 cup red onion, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 canned chipotle chile in adobo
- 1 T fresh lime juice
- salt to taste
- For meat:
- 1 T brown sugar
- 2 t. cocoa powder
- 2 t. paprika
- 2 t. black pepper
- 1/2 t. ground cinnamon
- 1 1/2 lb skirt steak, trimmed
- Grilled Vegetables:
- 2 each pasilla peppers, anaheim chiles and red bell pepper, seeded and halved
- 2 bunches scallions
- vegetable oil
- juice of 1 lime
- salt & pepper
- For serving:
- 16 fajita sized flour tortillas, warmed
- Grilled vegetables
- Guacamole
- Preheat oven to 500 degrees.
- Soak the dried chiles in boiling water for 30 minutes. Drain, reserving the water, and set aside.
- Meanwhile, toss the tomatoes, onion and garlic with oil in a 2 qt baking dish and roast until tender and starting to brown, 25 minutes. Transfer veggies to a blender along with softened chiles, chipotle, lime juice and salt. Puree until smooth, adding reserved chile water as needed.
- Preheat grill to medium.
- Mix sugar, cocoa, and spices in a small bowl, then rub over both sides of steak.
- Toss the vegetables with oil, salt and pepper, and grill peppers, cut side down until charred about 3-4 mimutes. Then turn over and add scallions. Cook until veggies are tender about 2 minutes.
- Turn grill to high, and grill meat 3 mimutes per side, remove from grill and allow to rest 5 minutes before slicing into thin strips against the grain. Slice peppers, then toss with scallions in lime juice and set aside.
- To assemble, place steak strips inside tortilla with chile sauce, grilled veggies and guacamole.
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Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/member/views/mole-rubbed-skirt-steak-fajitas-1268590 (may not work)