Show Stopping Flaming Steak Fajitas

Total Time: 25 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 5 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lbs lean skirt steaks or 1 1/2 lbs bottom round steaks or 1 1/2 lbs flat iron steaks, cut 1/4-inch thick and trimmed of visible fat
• 1 lime, juice of
• 4 large garlic cloves, pressed through a garlic press
• 1 -2 teaspoon pequin quebrado chiles or 1 -2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 2 teaspoons vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup brandy
• 4 -6 flour tortillas (12 inch)
• 4 -6 romaine lettuce leaves, cut crosswise into 1-inch strips
• 1/2-1 cup salsa
• 1/2-1 onion, chopped
• 1/2-1 tomato, chopped
• 3 -4 tablespoons fresh cilantro, chopped
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• guacamole, for serving with the fajitas

Recipe

• 1 cut steak into 6 equal portions. pound portions until they are as thin as possible and coat with lime juice.
• 2 sprinkle steaks evenly with garlic and press in pequin or crushed red pepper flakes. (pequin is intensely hot: 2 teaspoons will be fiery, 1 teaspoon will get your attention, 1/2 a teaspoon will still have a kick).
• 3 stack steaks and let stand for about 30 minutes at room temperature. preheat the oven to 250 degrees.
• 4 place a large cast iron skillet over high heat until it begins to smoke.
• 5 while skillet is heating, stack the tortillas and wrap in foil, and place in the oven along with 4 to 6 dinner plates.
• 6 add oil and quickly sear the meat on both sides. add brandy to the hot skillet. flame the meat by touching the brandy with a lighted match and let the flames burn down. (if the flames get too high you can cover the pan with the lid.)you can do this table-side if you are careful!
• 7 place all the items on the table along with the steak. guests can pick which items to add to their tortillas. simply fill, roll and eat.