Grilled Chicken Tacos

I decided last month to re-up my subscription to F&W.  It had been on hiatus for a couple months and unfortunately my pallet & plating was starting to slowly falter.   So after an evening trip to my local Barnes & Noble, I decided to pick up  a copy of my once favorite magazine and test out one it's newer recipe phenoms.  Back on the Mexican kick so here's to our friends at Dos Toros.

Grilled - Chicken Tacos

Ingredients

• 3 tomatoes chopped
• 3 limes juiced
• 2 pinches of Salt
• Tequila
• 4-5 medium chicken thighs
• Cap full of canola oil
• 1 jalapeno diced
• Paprika, garlic powder, cayenne pepper
• grilled or steamed tortillas

To make marinade, combine tomatoes, lime juice, jalapeno, water, salt in a blender.  Pour over chicken and refrigerate for a couple hours.  Add a little tequila for extra flavor. One marinated, season chicken with remaining spices then over medium high heat grill chicken thighs, flipping once until cooked through.  This should take about 15 minutes.  Let chicken rest for 5 minutes before slicing.  

To assemble Tacos:

In no particular order:  Chicken, chopped avocados, chopped tomato, red onion, and shredded jack cheese.  Salsa & Cilantro are optional.  Serve with grilled corn and black beans.

Enjoy!

Tilapia Fish Tacos

Lahaina Beach House.  One of the last true great places on earth.  I've only been here once..actually happened to be twice in one day for that matter a couple years back while I was in San Diego for a HR recruiting show (SHRM as many of you know it).  Lahaina is known for two things; ultimate sunsets as you can see from the video below, and the most fantastic fish tacos ever!  



Here's my version.

Ingredients:


2 large pieces of Fresh Tilapia
S&P
Little Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1/2 head of Red Cabbage Sliced Thin
Diced red onion
Halved Grape Tomatos
Favorite Salsa
Fresh Lime Juice
Fresh Tortillas

Over medium heat in a cast iron pan cook Tilapia on both sides until Flakey. Heat tortillas in a non stick pan and make tacos.  Top with fresh lime juice.

Sunday Guacamole

I was at the store this week and picked up a couple Avocado's. I was never a fan of Avocado's growing up...but then again maybe they just weren't that common in Michigan. Today, Avocado's are one of my favorite fruits. They can go just about in anything...sandwiches, omelette's, salads, hummus, etc. But my most favorite dish for Avocados is none other than guacamole. I'm a huge spice lover so the more heat you throw in the better the guac will be. Here's my version of Sunday Guacamole!

Ingredients

• 2-3 Haas Avocado's
• Juice of half a lemon
• Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 large clove of garlic minced
• 1 seeded ripe tomato diced
• 1 half diced red onion
• 1 diced jalapeno (I prefer half seeds included) or Habanero
• Sea Salt
• Fresh black & cayenne pepper
• Chopped Cilantro (optional)

Combine all ingredients in a bowl and combine. Serve with Blue chips or your chip of choice!

Enjoy!