These griddle steak fajitas are made with a flavorful citrus marinade and some basic Mexican spices. Sure to be the best Blackstone steak fajitas that you’ve ever made on your flat top grill or griddle!
Every now and then I cook something that the wife proclaims as “the best I’ve ever had”. And then she proceeds to request that griddle dinner over and over and over again.
That’s exactly what happened when I made these steak fajitas on the griddle recently.
In the past, I had always done a mixture of dry seasonings for my fajita steak, but I was wanting to try something new with this recipe so I experimented with a wet marinade of pineapple juice, lime juice, soy sauce, and a few other ingredients. The homemade steak fajita marinade was a winner, full of flavor and brightness and not like anything that I had ever tasted before. Even my 13 year old daughter loved it… and that’s saying a lot!
The acidity from the citrus helps to tenderize the skirt steak, and the Worcestershire and soy sauces bring a punch of boldness to compliment the sweetness from the fruits. Absolute perfection!
Here’s how to make my wife’s new favorite griddle steak fajitas:
Ingredients for Griddle Steak Fajitas
For the Fajitas:
- Skirt steak. I have always used skirt steak for this Blackstone fajitas recipe, but flank steak or sirloin would work well also.
- Bell peppers. I used a combination of orange and yellow peppers because my grocery store had them on sale, but use whatever color of peppers that you prefer.
- Onion.
- Tomatoes. I like tomatoes in my fajitas, but feel free to leave them out or even substitute a different vegetable like mushrooms, zucchini, or broccoli. If using tomatoes, look for a smaller variety like Campari tomatoes, because they have fewer seeds.
- Salt and pepper or all-purpose seasoning of your choice. The steak fajitas marinade in this recipe is very flavorful, so you don’t need a lot of extra seasoning for your beef and vegetables. *You can check out my Shake That All Purpose Seasoning here!
- Lime wedges for serving. Trust me, this steak is so dang good, you probably won’t need any other toppings.
For the Homemade Fajita Marinade:
The magic of this steak fajitas recipe is in the marinade, and while it seems like an odd mixture of ingredients (who puts soy sauce in fajitas?!), this wet marinade is sure to make it in to your recipe binder! Here are the ingredients for the best steak fajita marinade:
- pineapple juice
- Worcestershire sauce
- soy sauce
- fresh squeezed orange juice
- juice and zest of a lime
- minced garlic
- onion powder
- cumin
- chili powder
- paprika
- brown sugar
- cayenne pepper
- salt and pepper
How to Make the Steak Fajitas Marinade
This awesome wet marinade for steak fajitas is very easy to make. Just open a gallon sized zip top bag and add all of the wet and dry marinade ingredients. Mix everything together and add your steak.
WET MARINADE TIP:
Open a gallon sized Ziploc bag and place the bag in a saucepan. Fold the top of the bag over the sides of the saucepan a few inches. Now you can add all of your wet ingredients and juice the citrus fruits without worrying about your bag falling over and your marinade spilling out.
Comments & Reviews
Kevin Olson says
Homemade marinate? You used a store bought seasoning, cmon!!!!
Jack Karp says
fantastic. I used left over tenderloin and it was really tasty. Warmed up the tortillas on the grid.
Andy B says
Just made these. The best fajitas I’ve ever made and they turned out as good as any restaurant. Thanks for this.
Andrew Mathews says
Tried the recipe it’s absolutely delicious, love your content looking forward to trying a few more recipes.
HIScott says
Love this recipe. Use chicken breast as a substitute. My wife loves it as she is watching her healthy food choices.
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Eric Mackie says
I have the basic ingredients to make land and sea fajitas(steak and shrimp) can’t wait to try it out and here for the giveaway. Congratulations on 100K!!!
Jay Caughron says
I cant wait to try this one. My mouth has been watering every scene I watched it
Steffon Gravalin says
This is one of my Favorit Recipes and I must confess, I like to combined it with parts of other Philly Cheesesteak Recipes or spike it, if you will. I use my Pit Boss Ulti 3 burner and just love it. Keep it up guys. The down home atmosphere is just great. Alot my German friends really love the things that I put out from my Griddle or my Pit Navigator.
Hobicus says
This looks delicious. Fajitas are on the schedule for Sunday dinner, can’t wait to put this recipe to the test. There’s something about the marinade that really brings a deep flavor.
Jake Spencer says
Everything about this was amazing!!
Bruce Ross says
I can’t wait to make this recipe. Steak Fajitas are my Girlfriends favorite. You make them look easy. But then again, thats why your the Flat Top King!
Brandon Henry says
Have been looking for a recipe for these. It exceeded all of my expectations! Great work! Congratulations on 100k!
Kay Dunson says
We love all your segments, and your recipes! You and Amy are a wonderful team! This skirt steak marinade sounds delicious, and we plan to make it very soon! We love fajitas. We’ll send you a photo.
Josh says
I have made a modified version (with shrimp and jalapenos) 4 times since I watched this video. My wife says this recipe is better than any Mexican restaurant she has been too.
Mat Kain says
Haven’t tried it yet, but that marinade sounds outstanding! That’s the secret to good fajitas right there.
Jason Thorn says
I look forward to Trying these, Look amazing
Wayne Taylor says
Simple yet elegant. The marinade is what separates this from regular fajitas. Thanks for the recipe
Todd Obidowski says
I made these as soon as I saw Neal’s YouTube video. They are delicious.
Ole Kristian Rolstad says
Congrats on 100k subscribers!
James Depner says
I now have to make this!
Johnny Miller says
I learned the pineapple juice trick from a butcher many years ago and was taught how to season and cook fajitas while living in the Rio Grade Valley. You nailed this recipe.
Justin Harper says
Thank you for such an amazing recipe that now my family enjoys!
Michael 72cmcinc says
Love this, make this one quite often!
Matt Winkler says
I’ve liked every recipe I’ve tried on here so far, but this one is the best IMO, and the wife loved it too!
Thomas Baughman says
This one looks really delicious. I’ve got to try it.
William Bohlinger says
awesome recipe, and Congrats on 100000 on YouTube
JoeB says
Love Fajitas . Thanks you for sharing this great recipe. I can’t wait to make it on my Blackstone.
Jeremy Stanley says
Definitely going to try this one!!
Dennis J Stead says
this looks fantastic, love your videos
Dustin otten says
These are how I’ve made mine too more or less. It’s a great balance of flavors.
John Tupy says
Been watching your videos for awhile and have tried a few different recipes. All have been great, but this one is by far my favorite so far. Super easy and great flavor!
Scott Squier says
My absolutely favorite recipe to date! We have made fajitas from a cloned recipe for a chain restaurant for years but never again. Thanks Neal!
Mark Saxon says
We tried this exact recipe and the beef was delicious! We will be adding this into our rotation.
Wes Wallace says
These fajitas are excellent as long as you don’t mix up the measurements like I did…lol
Cory Pearson says
Can’t wait to try this. Looks so good and we love some good fajitas
steel city bbq. says
damn that looks good.
Jamie Bowyer says
Best recipe yet on the flattop!
Troy says
This looks so good I’m definitely going to make this.
Mary Baughman says
Geez, didn’t rate the dish the first time – was truly wonderful!
Mary Baughman says
Comment below, B didn’t print the first time!!!
Raul Medina says
I can’t wait to try this out!!!!
Mary aughman says
Had the Steak Fajitas last night. They were wonderful! The marinade made the flank steak so tender and flavorful. Very easy. 5 stars for sure/
Shaune Redfield says
Absolutely trying these this weekend! Thanks!
John Hammersley says
Absolutely loved the look of these, this is a must from me asap👍🏻😎🏴
Liz A. says
I think I have everything I need to make this tonight. Looking forward to trying this and everything else here……it all sounds so good.
Jack Karp says
Just read through your preparation instructions and the recipe and this is going to be a must try. Did chicken fried rice the other evening and it was great. Thanks Neil and Amy
James Zimmerman says
Thanks