Tacos De Pollo

Uploaded: 4 October, 2021

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Introduction

Recipe from Real Mexican Food
by Ben Fordham & Felipe Fuentes Cruz.
Published by Ryland Peters & Small.

Ingredients - Serves:

400g chicken breast fillets
pack of 6in corn or flour tortillas

CHIPOTLE MARINADE
1 tbsp chipotle chilli paste
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground cumin
3 garlic cloves
1 tbsp dried oregano
1 tbsp paprika
½ tsp sea salt
125ml vegetable oil

TO SERVE
a handful of shredded Romaine lettuce
sour cream
tomato salsa

Method

FOR THE CHIPOTLE MARINADE
1. Put all the ingredients and 125ml water in a food processor and whizz until smooth. Put the chicken breast in a bowl, add the marinade and mix well. Cover, refrigerate and marinate for 2–4 hours.

2. When you are ready to start cooking, preheat the grill to high. Grill the chicken for about 10 minutes, turning after 5 minutes, until cooked thoroughly. Cut it into strips.

3. Place a dry frying pan over high heat. Warm each tortilla for about 20–30
seconds on each side.

TO SERVE
4. Layer up the ingredients over the tortillas: lettuce, salsa, sour cream and the chicken.