Yesterday I was up for a partee. I just felt like that you know, for no reason, just in the mood. I was dusting and organizing my recipe books then I found this cool Sangria book (Mittie Hellmich). And on the cover it says “Fun and festive” Then I thought Oh yeah baby! I’m feelin’t, fun and festive could be my middle name. So of course I had to find somethin, somethin to go with this cool sangria, right? And Fajitas sounded awesome. So here it is… I totally recommend that for a middle of the week dinner.
Kumquat Sangria
- 2 cups of kumquats sliced
- 2 limes sliced
- 1 vanilla bean cut in half
- 3 ounces of Grand Marnier
- 3 tablespoon of Agaves syrup or sugar
- 750ml bottle of white wine chilled
In a large glass pitcher, combine the Kumquats, limes, vanilla bean, Grand Marnier, and Agave or sugar. With a wood spoon muddle the mixture to release the fruit juice and dissolve the sugar. Refrigerate for about 2 hours.
When ready to serve, slowly add the wine. Fill the wineglasses with ice cubes and pour the sangria over the ice. Allowing the Kumquats to fall into the glasses.
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Fajitas
- 1 lb of skirt steak
- 1large red onion sliced with the grain
- 2 large bell peppers sliced into half-inch wide strips
Marinade:
- 2 tablespoons of olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ jalapeno finely sliced
- ¼ cup chopped cilantro
- Salt and Pepper
Prepare:
Mix all marinade ingredients. Set the steak in the marinade and let it sit at least an hour. Heat to high heat a large cast iron pan. Add a teaspoon of olive oil to the pan. Add the steak, frying on each side for 3 minutes. Remove form pan and let it rest for 5 minutes. Reduce the pan heat to medium high add a little more oil if necessary.(I used the marinade) Add the peppers and onion cook stirring frequently until onions are slightly translucent. Mix the steak and serve with tortillas and guacamole.
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Jasmine, sorry my ignorance but couldn’t find were to comment in your site. Beautiful pictures tho. Loved the white bicycle.
Hi Jasmine, That was enough for 2 but we are hungry people here in this household. lol. Have a beautiful Sunday.
How many servings do the fajitas make? They look DELISH!
Oh! thank you Stella, you are very lucky to have this tree close by, the kumquat are very pricy here. They are charging pretty pennies for it. 🙂
Hey Anna, I was just looking through your blog and getting envious of your photos (smile). I love this drink. You know, I have a kumquat tree right down the street that fruits very well every year. The owner lets me take fruit, so I’m saving this to my files.
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Hmmm…. I wonder if it’s a good idea to have kumquat sangria at 9:18 in the morning…. *goes off to ponders….*
beautiful post as always Anna 🙂
Thanks Chicho, for the lovely comments, I loved your blog too. You made me very hungry and it’s just 9 in the morning….I have a feeling that just cereal won’t make the cut today. 😀
First time here and I am loving it! Great blog!
Anna, what a great and refreshing sangria 🙂 The fajita looks delicious…cannot resist a nice beef fajita!
Oh, that sangria is just beautiful. I remember it took us for ever to realize what kumquats were when we were in Brazil. We came across them often in dessert buffets candied.
Everything looks delicious!
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Great looking dinner. I’m a big fan of Tex-Mex and you can never go wrong with Sangria. Great photos.
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Hi Nina, thanks for the lovely comment, you are more then welcome to stay, fluff some pillows get refreshments. I loved your site BTW. 😀
Your food is stunning, your photographs are beautiful and inviting, mind if I stay for a while?
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What a great party, Anna!!! I would love to have that drink…. sounds interesting and delicious!
Anna – I love how honest & fresh your food creations are. Beautiful for the eye & the belly!
Fantastic idea for a midweek dinner indeed & enough to get your groove on 🙂
Ciao, Devaki @ weavethousandflavors
This looks like a perfect meal, I love kumquats!
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MMMMM,..the kumquat sangria makes me want to taste it right now & those filled fajitas lok so tasty too!
MMMMM,…it all screams: Eat & drink me!!!
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The kumquat sangria sounds fabulous, what an original drink!
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That looks amazing. I don’t mind one now.
Hi Alina it’s a book only with Sangria recipes by Mittie Helmich, it’s a 80 pages book. Awesome.
Wow, what great party fare! Bookmarking this for sure.
Love, love, love the kumquat sangria!! will make that asap.
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Mm I love Sangria in summertime, and I love that you used white wine! I’ve been recently looking for some ideas on how to use kumquats, as they look so attractive but I’ve only tried making candied kumquats once, and there my fantasy stopped 😀 hey do you have a separate book on Sangria?! How many recipes are there in it?!
Everything looks great to me….perfect for parties. I wish I was there!
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I’ll drink to that! The kumquat sangria that is! Indeed, a perfect libation and combination with fajitas too!
Bon appetite!
CCR
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Kamquat sangria! What a fun way to kick off spring! I love it!
wow the sangria looks just heavenly…love the color…and fajitas…nice
sweetlife
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The sangria looks great!
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The colors in your sangria are amazing! Can’t wait to try 🙂 Hope you had fun at your party.
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Elle, thanks I’m glad you liked.
Thanks Divina, you are so sweet.
The sangria is picture perfect. It should be a page in front of a food magazine. Really refreshing for summer and the fajitas are perfect too.
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Looks like a great party to me! Everything sounds and looks delicious!
Wonderful little partee starters! The kumquats are adorable in the sangria, and the fajitas hit the spot, Thanks for sharing.