Thursday, May 3, 2012

Chicken carne asada tacos

I have a few Mexican recipes to share this week in honor of Cinco de Mayo.  First up, are these chicken carne asada tacos from Cooking Light.  A tasty taco with quick pickled onions, chicken, and lovely avocado (which somehow was absent when I took this photo-  0ops.  Do as I say, not as I do).


CHICKEN CARNE ASADA TACOS
Yield: 8 tacos

Ingredients

1/2 cup fresh orange juice (about 1 orange) 
1/3 cup fresh lime juice (about 2 limes) 
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp cumin seeds
1 medium red onion, thinly vertically sliced 
1 1/2 pounds skinless, boneless chicken thighs or breasts, trimmed and cut into thin strips
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp ground cumin
3/4 tsp salt
3/4 tsp  freshly ground black pepper
Cooking spray
8 (6-inch) corn or flour tortillas
1 avocado, diced 
1/2 cup cheese (Cotija, Feta, Monterey Jack or Pepperjack)
Lime wedges, optional

Instructions

1. Combine first 4 ingredients in a medium bowl, stirring until sugar dissolves. Place onion in a small saucepan; cover with water. Bring to a boil; drain and plunge onion in ice water. Drain onion; add to juice mixture. Chill until ready to serve.
2. Heat a large cast-iron skillet over high heat. Sprinkle chicken with oregano, cumin, salt, and pepper; toss to coat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add chicken to pan; cook 4 minutes or until browned and done, stirring occasionally.
3. Heat tortillas according to package directions. Divide chicken evenly among tortillas. Drain onion; divide evenly among tortillas. Top each tortilla with 2 tablespoons avocado and 1 tablespoon cheese; fold over. Serve with lime wedges, if desired.

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