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I found some flank steak yesturday at Sam's for $5.65 lb. What the fark? Why is it so expensive? Demand for fajitas? Does anyone have a cheaper sub. for beef fajita meat? For that price, I might as well use steak. I asked a butcher one time for stew meat. He answer: It's all stew meat! Interesting prospective.
 
My guess is demand for fajitas. Try skirt steak, but likely to be the same problem.
 
Jorge said:
My guess is demand for fajitas. Try skirt steak, but likely to be the same problem.
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That's what I was going to suggest.
 
The funny thing is that in a few weeks it will be on sale for something like 3.99 a pound. There is no ryhm or reason for the pricing other then making a few bucks. You'll notice that on any of the meats, if you were to take a survey each month of the prices of let's say flank steak. You'll see a few months were there is a constant price, and a month were the price spikes, and another month where the price is semi-cheap.

Manking money 101 mod.
 
Not to suggest the obvious... but brisket makes great fajitas too. :)
 
Since no Texans have stepped up:

Fajita is skirt - not round steak, not brisket, not flank steak, not chicken, not shrimp -- you get the picture.

Fajita is grilled skirt, grilled onions and peppers, some pico and wrap it all up in a flour tortilla.

Now, all that other stuff is good but it is NOT fajita!! All that other crap with cheese and sour cream, etc. is a burrito in it's most adulterated form. :D

Just my opinion, your mileage will vary! :D
 
Still say brisket makes a good fajita.

But im from NY, so im allowed to say that. :mrgreen:

Now if you tofu munchin Cali's and sunburned floridiains stop puttin pineapple and conch on pizza, I'll stop making brisket fajitas.


so there. 8)
 
chad said:
Since no Texans have stepped up:

Fajita is skirt - not round steak, not brisket, not flank steak, not chicken, not shrimp -- you get the picture.

Fajita is grilled skirt, grilled onions and peppers, some pico and wrap it all up in a flour tortilla.

Now, all that other stuff is good but it is NOT fajita!! All that other crap with cheese and sour cream, etc. is a burrito in it's most adulterated form. :D

Just my opinion, your mileage will vary! :D
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If you like your fajitas tough...go with skirt....little more tender than go with flank. You know...they do make chicken and shimp fajitas too, you know.
 
I didn't say they don't make 'em -- :D I'm just pointing out that other cuts and meats are not traditional fajita.

Think back about, oh, 50 years ago - do you really think you'd have gotten a shrimp fajita?? :mrgreen:

Traditionally it's grilled skirt. But hey, if you don't care about tradition why not use tenderloin? Then at least you're guaranteed tender! You're supposed to slice it thin anyway!!
 
Before this becomes a Fajita Jihad, Fajitas by definition are beef. Period. You may be able to order Chicken Fajitas, Shrimp Fajitas, or Tofu Fajitas, but they are really soft tacos. At some point proprietors got tired of explaining to Joe Smith that they didn't sell Chicken fajitas but they would be happy to bring out some chicken soft tacos.
 
Wow. You'd think someone said Chili was made with beans...
 
BigBelly said:
The funny thing is that in a few weeks it will be on sale for something like 3.99 a pound. There is no ryhm or reason for the pricing other then making a few bucks. You'll notice that on any of the meats, if you were to take a survey each month of the prices of let's say flank steak. You'll see a few months were there is a constant price, and a month were the price spikes, and another month where the price is semi-cheap.

Manking money 101 mod.
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Yep. Case-in-point: Local price of pork ribs now $1.49/lb plus a coupon for $10 off $50. Got a freezer? Stock up when prices are cheap.
 
jt said:
Wow. You'd think someone said Chili was made with beans...
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BLASPHEMY!!

When in a bind, pork can be substituted for beef in a "fajita-like soft taco thing".

Pork takes the seasoning quite well.

Of course, you could try Spam.
 
jt said:
Wow. You'd think someone said Chili was made with beans...
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Hmmm... Fajita chili made with brisket, chicken and shrimp...with beans. How's that for all you purest farkers? (just stirring the pot) :p

But seriously, thanks for all the feedback. Brisket was going to be my suggestion. If you have done this, I would appreciate hearing how you did it. I have yet to see skirt steak in the grocery stores around here. We have a large Mexican population here, and probably most of it goes to the restaurants.
 
Jorge said:
At some point proprietors got tired of explaining to Joe Smith that they didn't sell Chicken fajitas but they would be happy to bring out some chicken soft tacos.
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Who'se Joe Smith?
 
dapittboss said:
Jorge said:
At some point proprietors got tired of explaining to Joe Smith that they didn't sell Chicken fajitas but they would be happy to bring out some chicken soft tacos.
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Who'se Joe Smith?
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He signed up a bit ago. :roll:
 
Smoke a whole chuck roll then you can have your beef fajita's-soft taco-burrito (it's all the same anyway) and pulled barbeque beef samiches too!
 
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