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“Beef for Fajitas”

Posted on 1/24/24 at 12:58 pm
Posted by Sheepdog1833
Member since Feb 2019
687 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 12:58 pm
When I buy a pack of meat labeled “beef for fajitas” at the grocery, what cut of meat am I actually buying? I feel like I’m paying a ton for them to slice it. Is this accurate?
Posted by offshoreangler
713, Texas
Member since Jun 2008
22343 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 1:02 pm to
Skirt more than likely.
Posted by jroy64
Alexandria
Member since Mar 2023
144 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 1:05 pm to
I would imagine Skirt Steak
Posted by KamaCausey_LSU
Member since Apr 2013
14616 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 1:11 pm to
If it's the pre-cut and pre-seasoned pack from the Walmart/Albertsons/etc. it's likely sirloin.
Posted by deeprig9
Unincorporated Ozora, Georgia
Member since Sep 2012
64295 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 1:12 pm to
The label should say somewhere. At my Publix, their label "Beef for Fajitas" and also sometimes labeled "Beef for Stirfry" is not skirt steak, it was chuck or round or some other low grade "stew" meat. I had to tenderize it with a rubber mallet to make it palatable.

Edit- I found my thread. It's top round if you got it at Publix. Some tenderization tips here too-

LINK
This post was edited on 1/24/24 at 1:17 pm
Posted by Displaced
Member since Dec 2011
32719 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 1:24 pm to
Scraps
Posted by blacykaty
Katy, Texas
Member since Nov 2009
480 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 1:31 pm to
typically skirt steak.

A good friend of mine started me on this - when rib eye's go on sale for cheaper that skirt steak, buy some thinly sliced and use them as fajita meat. Even if they are "cheap" rib eyes, they are still much better then skirt.
Posted by Midtiger farm
Member since Nov 2014
5074 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 2:10 pm to
Go to the hispanic grocery store wherever you live and see if they have pre seasoned fajita meat there

thank me later
Posted by Athis
Member since Aug 2016
11751 posts
Posted on 1/24/24 at 6:15 pm to
No need to break the bank for fajita meat... Just get the cheap beef and marinate it in lime juice and spices for a couple of hours... But no more than a couple of hours..
Posted by num1lsufan
Meraux
Member since Feb 2004
1208 posts
Posted on 1/25/24 at 5:26 am to
Skirt steak.
Posted by S
RIP Wayde
Member since Jan 2007
155983 posts
Posted on 1/25/24 at 9:28 am to


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