Crispy Chicken Street Tacos

Ingredients

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• 1½ lb boneless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2 tsp ground cumin
• 2 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 12 corn tortillas
• 1 red onion, thinly sliced
• ½ cup lime juice, divided
• ½ cup sour cream
• 1 cup shredded cabbage
• ½ cup cilantro leaves
• 2 tbsp neutral oil
• salt

Method

1. Pickle the onionsToss the onion with ¼ cup lime juice and a pinch of salt. Set aside; they turn pink in 15 minutes.

2. SeasonToss the chicken with cumin, paprika, garlic powder and 1 tsp salt.

3. SearHeat the oil in a cast-iron skillet until smoking. Cook the chicken in a single layer without moving it for 4 minutes, then toss and cook 4 minutes more until crisp at the edges.

4. Crema and tortillasStir the remaining lime juice into the sour cream. Warm the tortillas directly over a gas flame or in a dry pan.

5. BuildChicken, cabbage, pickled onion, crema, cilantro. Serve with lime wedges.

Nutrition per serving

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