Grilled Chicken and Street Corn Lettuce Wrap

Directions

  1. 1Add yellow onion, garlic, jalapeno, cilantro, the juice of oranges, lime, olive oil, salt, black pepper, and brown sugar to a blender.
  2. 2Blend the ingredients to create a mojo verde marinade.
  3. 3Add the mojo verde marinade to the chicken thighs and cover.
  4. 4Let the chicken marinate for at least 30 minutes.
  5. 5Grill corn and chicken until cooked.
  6. 6Cut the corn kernels off the cob using a bowl.
  7. 7Add mayonnaise, salt, pepper, queso fresco, and cilantro to the corn kernels.
  8. 8Chop the grilled chicken.
  9. 9Build lettuce wraps with chopped chicken, street corn, fried shallots, and chipotle mayo.

Ingredients

  • 12 boneless chicken thighs
  • 0.25 yellow onion
  • 8 garlic cloves
  • 1 jalapeno
  • small bunch cilantro
  • 3 oranges
  • 1 lime
  • 0.25 cup olive oil
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 1 tsp brown sugar
  • corn
  • mayonnaise
  • salt
  • pepper
  • queso fresco
  • cilantro
  • fried shallots
  • chipotle mayo
  • lettuce

Equipment

blendergrill

Tips

  • Chicken marinade time is 30 min to 1 hour, or best overnight.