Will trimmed brisket make ok fajita meat?

[episodic]

I have NO experience with brisket. It has just caught my eye lately as there are nice pretty red hunks of it for cheap at the grocery store that has already been trimmed. If I buy one of these and use kitchen shears to strip it up would it make ok fajita meat?

TIA

 

[StevenYoo]

i think it'll be fine, just be sure to cut the meat against the grain.

 

[episodic]

I forgot to say, I'm making slow cooker fajitas - it should be in the slow cooker on high for about 6 hours. I know it is tough - will that be plenty of time (I hope)?

 

[Demon-Xanth]

I've been picking up cut meat for stir fry. I'll have to look into that to save some cash.

 

[dougp]

*shakes head*

Fajita's are made with skirt steak, plain and simple. And they're cooked on a grill or cast iron skillet - anything else is just not the same. Skirt steak is damn cheap anyways ...

 

[zinfamous]

hmmm: "trim," "brisket," and "meat" all in thread title.


stay tuned, this one has potential.

 

[Chryso]

Originally posted by: dougp
*shakes head*

Fajita's are made with skirt steak, plain and simple. And they're cooked on a grill or cast iron skillet - anything else is just not the same. Skirt steak is damn cheap anyways ...

Since fajitas became popular skirt steak is not so cheap.

 

[OCGuy]

mmmmmmmmmm fajitas

 

[ggnl]

Originally posted by: episodic
I forgot to say, I'm making slow cooker fajitas - it should be in the slow cooker on high for about 6 hours. I know it is tough - will that be plenty of time (I hope)?

That's enough time, but you will need to baste it periodically or it will dry out.

 

[dougp]

Originally posted by: Chryso

Originally posted by: dougp
*shakes head*

Fajita's are made with skirt steak, plain and simple. And they're cooked on a grill or cast iron skillet - anything else is just not the same. Skirt steak is damn cheap anyways ...

Since fajitas became popular skirt steak is not so cheap.

Guess that depends where you shop.

 

[joutlaw]

I'd also look at flat iron steak... usually around 5$/lb but has a rich flavor.

Brisket is a tough piece of meat to cook correctly. If it's smoked it needs to be un-trimmed as the layer of fat is what keeps it moist.

Brisket also needs to be cut as thin as possible and against the grain as previously mentioned.

 

[HomeBrewerDude]

Originally posted by: dougp

Originally posted by: Chryso

Originally posted by: dougp
*shakes head*

Fajita's are made with skirt steak, plain and simple. And they're cooked on a grill or cast iron skillet - anything else is just not the same. Skirt steak is damn cheap anyways ...

Since fajitas became popular skirt steak is not so cheap.

Guess that depends where you shop.

IMO, Skirt steak is usually cheaper or at least as cheap as flank. Flank is usually what restaurants use b/c the cuts are considerably larger and therefore supply is greater. 10 years ago, Flank was almost always cheaper than skirt, but nowadays, they come in pretty close to each other.

 

[loup garou]

Originally posted by: dougp
*shakes head*

Fajita's are made with skirt steak, plain and simple. And they're cooked on a grill or cast iron skillet - anything else is just not the same. Skirt steak is damn cheap anyways ...

eh...I think hanger steaks make the best fajitas, personally. I find hanger, skirt and flank to be mostly interchangable for the task, actually. Even london broil is servicable, IMO, and super cheap.

But I'd definitely say "slow cooker fajitas" aren't really fajitas.

 

[GrantMeThePower]

Originally posted by: dougp
*shakes head*

Fajita's are made with skirt steak, plain and simple. And they're cooked on a grill or cast iron skillet - anything else is just not the same. Skirt steak is damn cheap anyways ...

FTMFW. /thread. THIS. QFT. etc.

 

[trmiv]

Slow cooker fajitas? Weird, never heard of that. I guess the meat will be pretty tender. I like to cook mine in a non-stick skillet while I warm a cast iron skillet up to 500 in the oven. Then I pour the fajitas into the cast iron skillet and cook the last few minutes for that awesome sizzle. I have used other cuts than skirt steak though when the grocery store was out and I was still in the mood for fajitas. Flank works fine, and some other cuts work OK as well.

 

[episodic]

it was good

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: loup garou

Originally posted by: dougp
*shakes head*

Fajita's are made with skirt steak, plain and simple. And they're cooked on a grill or cast iron skillet - anything else is just not the same. Skirt steak is damn cheap anyways ...

eh...I think hanger steaks make the best fajitas, personally. I find hanger, skirt and flank to be mostly interchangable for the task, actually. Even london broil is servicable, IMO, and super cheap.

But I'd definitely say "slow cooker fajitas" aren't really fajitas.

london broil is flank steak. the hanger steak is the inner skirt steak.


technically fajitas can only be made with the skirt steak. it's the diminutive form of 'faja,' which is spanish for that particular cut of beef.