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VIDEORECIPE QUICK Chicken Tacos
This is an easy chicken taco recipe loaded with big, punchy Mexican flavours. No marinating, no fussing with a separate sauce, no need to go overboard with toppings. The only question is – soft tortillas or old school taco shells??
Ingredients
Ingredients
- 700 g lb chicken thighs(skinless boneless or breast)
- 11⁄2 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 tablespoon tomato paste
- 2 teaspoon sugar
- 1 Cup chicken stock cube
- separated (liquid stock)
HOMEMADE TACO SEASONING
- 3 tablespoon lime juice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 2 teaspoon EACH garlic powder
- onion powder
- dried oregano
- 3 teaspoon EACH cumin powder
- paprika
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper adjust spiciness to taste
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper
TO SERVE
- Taco shells or tortillas
- warmed per packet directions
- Diced tomato
- onion
- avocado
- coriander/cilantro leaves
- shredded lettuce
- Shredded cheese
- sour cream
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Directions
Place Taco Seasoning ingredients in a bowl. Add 2 tbsp of the chicken broth and mix to form a loose paste.Add chicken, turn to coat.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Cook chicken for 3 minutes on each side until lightly seared. (Reserve marinade dregs in bowl)Remove chicken into a shallow dish.
Return skillet to stove, reduce to medium. Add remaining chicken broth, tomato paste, sugar and scrape in any marinade left in the bowl. Mix to dissolve, scraping base of pan, and bring to simmer
Meanwhile, shred chicken with forks, or chop (don't worry if raw inside).Return chicken into sauce, toss and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes until sauce reduces to a thin syrup consistency (add water if reduces too fast). Adjust salt to taste.Transfer chicken and all sauce to serving bowl.
SERVING:
Warm taco shells or tortillas.Stuff with chicken, making sure it's soaked with the sauce.Top with tomato, avocado, onion, coriander, lettuce and sour cream. Devour!
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This is an easy chicken taco recipe loaded with big, punchy Mexican flavours. No marinating, no fussing with a separate sauce, no need to go overboard with toppings. The only question is – soft tortillas or old school taco shells??
Place Taco Seasoning ingredients in a bowl. Add 2 tbsp of the chicken broth and mix to form a loose paste.Add chicken, turn to coat.
Heat oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Cook chicken for 3 minutes on each side until lightly seared. (Reserve marinade dregs in bowl)Remove chicken into a shallow dish.
Return skillet to stove, reduce to medium. Add remaining chicken broth, tomato paste, sugar and scrape in any marinade left in the bowl. Mix to dissolve, scraping base of pan, and bring to simmer
Meanwhile, shred chicken with forks, or chop (don't worry if raw inside).Return chicken into sauce, toss and simmer for 2 to 3 minutes until sauce reduces to a thin syrup consistency (add water if reduces too fast). Adjust salt to taste.Transfer chicken and all sauce to serving bowl.
SERVING:
Warm taco shells or tortillas.Stuff with chicken, making sure it's soaked with the sauce.Top with tomato, avocado, onion, coriander, lettuce and sour cream. Devour!
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