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Chicken Tacos Recipe (Street-Style with Tomatillo-Habanero Sauce)

from www.chilipeppermadness.com

3 cooks on www.chilipeppermadness.com rate it 5.0★.

hands-on30m
waiting1.0 hr
makes8
each$1.54
kcal235
levelintermediate
Needs:Cuisinart Custom 14-cuphabanero_peppertomatillosAs an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases

The formula

Every ingredient resolved to grams, expressed against the recipe's own base — next to the median of all 96.

this recipe typical
fat5%1%
protein add100%100%
salt1%0%
aromatics1%1%
vegetables and beans67%2%

Adapts cleanly: dairy-free, egg-free, gluten-free, nut-free (documented swaps, applied on the dish page)

Ingredients

Weights computed by us.

907 g2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
41 g3 tablespoons vegetable oil ((olive oil is good))
9 g3 cloves garlic (minced)
Juice of 2 limes
Juice of 1 small orange
1 teaspoon lime zest
8 g1 tablespoon chili powder ((use ancho or guajillo for depth, árbol or cayenne for heat, or a mix))
2 g1 teaspoons ground cumin
1 g1 teaspoon Mexican oregano
6 g1 teaspoon salt
1 g1/2 teaspoon black pepper
405 g4-5 medium tomatillos (husked, rinsed, and quartered)
200 g1 ripe avocado (peeled and pitted)
2 g1 fresh habanero pepper (stem removed (cored and seeded for less heat))
3 g1 clove garlic
25 g1/4 cup chopped cilantro
Juice of 1 lime
3 g1/2 teaspoon salt (to taste)
Warm corn tortillas (street-size)
Toppings. Chopped white onion, fresh cilantro, lime wedges

Method: 11 steps, published by www.chilipeppermadness.com — open the original ↗ or use bake mode for a follow-along with a screen that stays on.

“Tacos 🌮 everything! We just topped them off with reaper pepper 🌶️ hot sauce (homemade!) Honeybuns grows the best 🌶️! Otherwise a fantastic recipe! Honeybuns wants me to make them every day!” — a cook, 5.0★
“Boom done excellent! Thank you!” — a cook, 5.0★
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