Steak Fajita Marinade

I made this from The New Basics cookbook (of the Silver Palette ladies). I still have the copy that Ward and Allison gave to me when they moved in together - it was a double-copy - they both owned it. It's been well-used and it's binding is totally falling apart. But I can't bear to buy a new one because I would never be able to transfer all my notes and smiley faces... It's definitely one of my faves.

P.S. the original recipe called for 1.5 lbs of skirt steak. I used flank steak because that's what the store had. Also - this was delicious in fajitas, but it would have been very good just to eat as, well, steak!

• 1.5 pounds beef skirt steak
• Juice of 2 limes
• 1 TBS olive oil
• 1/4 cup chopped cilantro
• 1 small chile pepper, minced - whatever hot pepper you like
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1/2 tsp ground cumin
• 1/4 tsp salt
• ground black pepper - however much you like

1. Cut the steak crosswise to create four pieces.
2. Stir the lime jiuce, oil, cilantro, chile pepper, garlic, cumin, salt, and pepper together.
3. Put the steak in a large zip-lock bag and pour the marinade over the meat.
4. Throw into the fridge for a few hours.
5. Grill - eat, enjoy.