Fajitas (sort of) and Erdinger Alkoholfrei

Fajitas are a bit of an enigma. They are a staple of TexMex cuisine but their heritage is much more about the fast food industry than it has to do with authentic Mexican Tacos. They are, however, lovely. and really good for feeding a crowd. The joy of this recipe is that you can make it as spicy as you like. There are lots of other things you can throw into the wrap but the ones I've listed here are my standard choices.

Serves 2

• 4 flour tortillas
• 2 chicken breasts, cut into smallish, bite sized pieces.
• Cajun spice mix (or any on the mix from the southern US, you could even make your own)
• handful of salad
• 2 spring onions, chopped
• 1 avocado, sliced
• 100 gms cheddar, grated
• 2 tbsp sour cream
• 1 onion, finely chopped
• 1 tin tomatoes
• 1 red chilli, finely chopped
• splash of oil

First, fry the onions and chilli until they are soft then add the tomatoes and boil gently until thickened and rich. Allow this to cool a little.

Mix a couple of tea spoons of the spice mix into the chicken and add to a hot frying pan with a dash of oil. Fry until the chicken is cooked then pop aside in a warm spot. 

Quickly, wash and dry the frying pan and pop it back on the stove. When it is hot slide in one of the tortillas and toast briefly on each side. Lay the tortillas on a plate, smear over a spoonful of the cooled salsa and begin building up the other ingredients: Salad first, then the chicken, then the avocado and top off with cheese and sour cream. Wrap this all up and devour. Sometimes I even throw in a couple of pickled jalepenos.

The match

Erdinger make all sorts of beers, their wheat beer is a particular favourite. The Alkoholfrei describes itself as a "Refreshing Isotonic Drink" It is one of the best no/low beers I have ever tasted. It sat very neatly with the fajitas. The Tortilla was matched nicely with a clear malt characteristic in the beer as well as the softness of the beer balancing the spice in the fajita. The light hopping of the beer gave a lovely clean finish to the experience. I must try it with one of their more punchy beers in February.