# Chicken and Chorizo Tacos

Delicious chicken tacos that may or may not have chorizo, avocado, and pickled onions.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- Chicken
- Avocado oil
- Salt
- Pepper
- Smoked paprika
- Cumin
- Oregano
- Cinnamon
- Lemon pepper
- Pickle brine
- Garlic paste
- Ginger paste
- Lime juice
- MSG
- Avocado
- Chilli
- Coriander
- Sour cream
- Chorizo
- Tortillas
- Cheese
- Cucumber
- Tomato
- Shallots

## Instructions

1. Cut the chicken into flaccid chunks.
2. Add avocado oil, salt, pepper, smoked paprika, cumin, oregano, cinnamon, lemon pepper, pickle brine, garlic paste, ginger paste, lime juice, and MSG to the chicken.
3. Mix the chicken well with the spices.
4. Place the marinated chicken in a bowl and refrigerate for a few hours.
5. Slice the shallots thinly.
6. Add salt and lime juice to the sliced shallots and mix them.
7. Scoop avocado into a measuring cup.
8. Add chili, lime juice, cilantro, seasoning, and sour cream to the avocado in the measuring cup.
9. Blend the avocado mixture to create a crema.
10. Slice the chorizo.
11. Cook the sliced chorizo in a pan until its oils are released.
12. Dice cucumber.
13. Dice tomatoes after removing the seeds.
14. Add cilantro, salt, and pepper to the diced cucumber and tomato.
15. Mix the salsa ingredients.
16. Add the marinated chicken to the pan with the cooked chorizo.
17. Cook the chicken until it's done and stewed in its sauce.
18. Warm tortillas in a pan and add cheese to melt onto them.
19. Load the tortillas with spicy chicken chorizo, avocado crema, cucumber and tomato salsa, and pickled onions.

## Equipment

- Cutting board
- Knife
- Mixing bowl
- Measuring spoon
- Mandoline slicer
- Blender
- Pan
- Taco holder

## Tips

- Remove tomato seeds to prevent soggy salsa.
- Pickle brine keeps the chicken tasty and juicy.
- Use a taco holder to load ingredients easily and prevent messes.
- Consider adding cheese to the tortillas before loading for extra flavor and gooeyness.
- A touch of MSG enhances overall flavor (umami).

## Source

- Original video: https://www.instagram.com/p/DLDEsyWoGNU/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/a222f6a2-ccbc-44ca-b3e1-569a4ac5d156
- Extracted: 2025-06-26

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