Hoppin' Habanero-lime Chicken Fajitas
Total Time: 1 hr 15 mins
Preparation Time: 1 hr
Cook Time: 15 mins
Ingredients
- Servings: 8
- 1/4 cup lime juice
- 3 tablespoons tequila
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 6 tablespoons habanero sauce (to taste)
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- 3 onions, quartered lengthwise and peeled (1 lb. total)
- 1 cup chopped tomato
- 8 (8 inch) flour tortillas
- 1 (16 ounce) can black beans, drained and warmed
- 1 cup low-fat sour cream
- lime wedge
Recipe
- 1 in a 1-gallon zip-lock plastic bag, combine lime juice, tequila, oil, cumin, oregano, 6 tablespoons hot sauce, and garlic. add chicken and onions, seal, and chill at least 15 minutes or up to 2 hours, turning occasionally.
- 2 combine tomatoes and 1/4 teaspoon to 1 1/2 teaspoons hot sauce; set aside.
- 3 oil a barbecue grill over a solid bed of hot coals or gas grill on high heat (you can hold your hand at grill level only 2 to 3 seconds). lift onions from marinade and place on grill. close lid on gas grill. cook onions for 3 minutes, turn, cook a couple more minutes, then turn over and baste with marinade.
- 4 lift chicken from marinade and place on grill; close gas grill. turn and baste chicken and onions occasionally until onions are soft and browned and meat is no longer pink in thickest part (cut to test), about 8 minutes. transfer chicken and onions to a board and keep warm.
- 5 heat tortillas on grill, turning once, until softened and lightly speckled brown, 30 to 60 seconds.
- 6 slice chicken crosswise. place portions of chicken, onions, and beans in tortillas. top with tomatoes, sour cream, and a squeeze of lime. fold up bottom of tortillas, then fold in sides.
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