A Little Late

We have recently gotten involved with the Nacogdoches Police Explorers Post. This program allows high school students in Nacogdoches who are interested in becoming law enforcement officers a chance to get involved with the local police department. It is basically like boyscouts for people who want to be police officers. They hold by monthly meetings and participate in yearly competitions. It is a really great program and we really enjoy working with the kids. Well, with our meetings on Monday night and with Opera rehearsals running until right at 5 it makes getting dinner on the table in time to leave for our meeting at 6 a real impossibility. This being the case, I try to put something in the crock pot that will be ready and we can snatch and grab and run out the door. Last night however, I forgot to finish the slide show, and we didn't have time to grab the fajitas out of the crock pot before leaving so we had a VERY late night dinner last night. This is the best thing about Crock Pot Cooking though, you can set the crock pot on warm and when you finally do get home, you still have a hot fresh meal. This recipe from my cousin Jill was GREAT and the meat worked great for fajita nachos for lunch today. Thanks Jill!!


Ingredients

•2 pounds skirt steak/Flank steak – I usually get like 1.5 lbs cause that is how the sell it
•2 packets (1.27-ounces each) fajita seasoning
•1 onion, thickly sliced
•2 green bell peppers, sliced into 1/2-inch strips
•1 red bell pepper, sliced into 1/2-inch strips
•1/2 cup beer or water
Directions

Slice steak into strips (cut against the grain). Season both sides of steaks with 1 packet of fajita seasoning (I usually just dump the strips into a pan and sprinkle packet on top and mix with my hands). Add vegetables to a 5-quart slow cooker. Toss with remaining packet of fajita seasoning. Add steak strips on top of vegetables. Pour in beer. Cover and cook on low setting for 8 to 10 hours.



I cut up and season the steak all at night and then throw everything in the crock pot in the morning.