Spicy Chicken Tacos
A traditional Mexican street food consisting of whole wheat or corn tortillas with meat, vegetable and cheese stuffing.
Servings 12 Tacos
Ingredients
- 1 packet of taco shells 12 pieces
- 1 cup grated cheddar cheese
- ½ cup Jalapeno peppers pickled/fresh
For the stuffing:
- 300 grams chicken mince
- 2 teaspoon grated garlic
- 1 small onion chopped
- 1 tablespoon butter
- 3 tablespoon tomato puree
- 1 teaspoon soya sauce
- 2 teaspoon chili sauce
- ½ teaspoon black pepper crushed
- Pinch of oregano
- ¼ teaspoon sugar
- Salt to taste
Mix together & make a salad
- 1 cup chopped deseeded tomatoes
- 1 large cucumber
- 3 to 4 lettuce leaves
- 1 cup chopped capsicum
- 1 tablespoon olive
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- Salt
Instructions
- Preheat the oven at 150 deg C. Then roast the taco shells placing them empty side down on a wire rack for about 15 minutes. Take care not to burn them.
- To make the chicken sauce take a pan heat it and add butter. Add grated garlic, and chopped onion and fry till soft. Now add chicken mince and cook well till juices dry up. Now add tomato puree, soya sauce, chili sauce, black pepper, oregano, sugar, and salt. Check the seasoning and remove from the heat.
- Assemble the shells by taking a spoon full of cooked chicken and stuff into it as the first layer. Make the second layer of salad and jalapenos and finally top it with Cheddar cheese. Repeat the same with all the shells and serve right away.