Pork Fajitas
Just like the restaurant favorite these delicious pork fajitas are sure to satisfy any and all appetites -full of colorful flavors and easy to prepare!
Pork Fajitas
Make your own fajita seasoning (recipe included) or buy your favorite from the store.
Ingredients
Pork Fajitas
- 2 medium onions
- 1 red bell pepper
- 1 yellow bell pepper
- 3 tbsp fajita seasoning
- 2 lbs pork tenderloin
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- fresh cilantro (for garnish)
- 1 lime, cut into wedges
- 8 small tortillas
Fajita Seasoning
- 1 tbsp chili powder
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp black pepper
Instructions
Fajita Seasoning
- Mix all the ingredients together in a bowl. Recipe will yield about 3 tbsp.
Fajitas
- Clean and slice the onions into long strips. Slice the peppers into long strips as well. Place peppers and onions in a large bowl, sprinkle 1 1/2 tbsp of the fajita mix over the onions and peppers and toss.
- Clean and slice the pork tenderloin into long strips and place in a bowl. Sprinkle the remaining 1 1/2 tbsp of fajita mix over the pork and stir to make sure each piece of pork is seasoned well.
- In a large skillet, heat 1 tbsp of the olive oil over medium high heat and add the pork to it. Cook the pork for 5 to 10 minutes until it’s fully cooked, and it’s slightly charred, but not burned.
- Remove the pork from skillet, and wipe the skillet clean.
- Add another tbsp of olive oil to the skillet and heat it up. Add the onion and pepper mixture and cook for about 5 minutes until the onion is caramelized and the peppers are soft. Add the pork back to the skillet, mix with peppers and onions and cook for a minute.
- Assemble the tortillas, add some pork, onion, peppers, and top with avocado. Garnish with cilantro if preferred.
