Monday, May 5, 2008

Cinco de Mayo...chicken tacos

Yummy chicken tacos

4 chicken cutlets cut into 1-2 inch pieces
1 jalapeno (ok if from a jar), sliced lengthwise with seeds removed
3/4 cup Jalapeno juice (from jar of jalapenos)
1/2 cup onion, chopped
1 green onion, finely chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
1 cup cilantro, chopped
1/2 cup papaya, chopped
3/4 cup black beans, cooked and drained
Juice from 1 lemon
Salt and pepper to taste
4 tortillas

Heat the onion, garlic, and green onion in a skillet with olive oil and heat for 2 minutes over medium heat. Add chicken and add salt and pepper to taste. Cook for 3-4 minutes. Turn over chicken using tongs. Cook for another 2 minutes. Add jalapeno juice and sliced jalapeno. Cook chicken covered for 5 minutes, then uncover and let jalapeno juice reduce.

In a separate bowl, mix cilantro, papaya, black beans. Add juice from 1 lemon and salt and pepper. Heat tortillas and add an even mix of chicken and cilantro mix.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Papaya! Wow. I will have to try this. I always use mango, which is great, but I have never tried papaya.