Grilled Flank Steak & Portabella Fajitas with Chimichurri

Ingredients:

For the chimichurri marinade:

1 bunch fresh parsley, leaves only
1 bunch fresh cilantro, leaves only
Fresh squeezed juice from one lemon and 1 lime
5 cloves garlic
1/2 red onion, roughly chopped
2 teaspoons hot paprika
2 tablespoons sherry vinegar
1/2 cup olive oil
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
2 pounds flank steak
5 portabella mushroom caps
12 (8-inch) flour tortillas
Drunken Peppers, recipe follows

Directions:

To make the chimichurri: In a food processor, add parsley, cilantro, garlic, juice of lemon and lime, hot paprika, vinegar, 1/2 cup olive oil and salt and pepper and blend until smooth, Reserve half for drizzling on fajitas. Place remaining marinade in a resealable plastic bag and add steak. Marinate overnight.

Preheat grill to medium-high.

Remove steak from marinade and discard marinade. Brush mushroom caps with marinade. Season both with salt and pepper. Grill steak over medium-high heat until cooked to medium-rare, about 6 minutes per side. Grill mushrooms. Let steak rest for 10 minutes, loosely covered with aluminum foil, before slicing.

Meanwhile, warm tortillas on the grill. Slice the steak and mushrooms on the bias into thin slices. To serve, place meat and/or mushrooms on each tortilla and top with Drunken Peppers. Drizzle chimichurri sauce over the filling and form into a loose fold.

Drunken Peppers:


2 tablespoons olive oil
2 poblano peppers, seeded and cut into strips
2 green bell peppers, seeded and cut into strips
2 red bell peppers, seeded and cut into strips
2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and cut into strips
1 large onion, sliced
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/2 bottle lager beer

In a large saute pan heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium-high heat. When shimmering, add peppers and onion. Season with salt and pepper and saute until softened and caramelized around the edges, about 6 to 8 minutes. Add beer and cover. Cook a few minutes more until the peppers and onion are tender.