SPICE-RUBBED CHICKEN TACOS WITH BBQ ONIONS AND GUACAMOLE
Yield: 4 to 6 servings
Ingredients:
BBQ Onions:
2 sweet onions, skin-on, and cut into 1/4-inch
thick slices
Canola oil
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 cup store-bought BBQ sauce
Chicken:
2 tablespoons ancho chili powder
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 teaspoons ground cumin
2 teaspoons light brown sugar
2 teaspoons kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts
Canola oil
8 flour tortillas
2 roasted poblanos, sliced
Barbecued onions, recipe follows
Guacamole, recipe follows
Guacamole:
2 ripe avocados, peeled, pitted and diced
1 poblano, roasted, seeded, peeled, and diced
1/4 cup finely diced red onion
2 scallions, finely chopped
juice of 2 limes
1/2 cup chopped cilantro
2 tablespoons canola oil
Salt and pepper
For the poblanos (2 for the tacos and 1 for the guacamole):
Heat the grill to high. Brush the poblanos with oil
and season with salt and pepper. Place the chiles on the grill and cook until
charred black on all sides, about 10 minutes. Remove from the grill, place in a
bowl and cover with plastic for 10 minutes. Remove the skin, seeds and stem,
and cut into thin slices.
For the
onions:
Brush the onions with oil and season with salt and
pepper. Place on the grill and cook until lightly golden brown and just cooked
through, about 4 minutes per side. Brush with some of the BBQ sauce during the
last few minutes. Most of the skin should come off on the grill, but if not,
take it off when the onions come off the grill.
For the
chicken:
Heat the grill to high. Whisk together the ancho,
cinnamon, cumin, brown sugar, 1 teaspoon salt and black pepper in a small bowl.
Season top side of the breasts with the rub mixture, turn over and season the
back with the remaining salt. Drizzle with some of the oil and place on the
grill, rub side down and grill until lightly golden brown and a crust has
formed, about 3 minutes. Turn the chicken over, close the lid and continue
cooking until just cooked through, about 6 minutes longer. Remove from the
grill and let rest 5 minutes before slicing.
For the guacamole:
Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and season
with salt and pepper.
To assemble tacos, grill the flour tortillas briefly,
just to mark and heat, and fold each tortilla around some of the chicken,
poblanos, onions, and guacamole.
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