Cha! Maple Glazed Fried Chicken Tacos
Servings:
5
Prep:
15 min
Cook:
20 min
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INGREDIENTS
BASICS
- 3/4 lb. Chicken Thighs, cut into 1oz. portions
- 10 Mini tortillas (1.5 oz.)
BUTTERMILK SOAKING MIXTURE
- 2 Tbsp. Texas Pete® Sautéed Garlic Flavor Hot Sauce
- 1/8 C Buttermilk
- 1/2 tsp. Black Pepper
- 1 tsp. Lemon juice
CHICKEN BREADING
- 1/8 C Cornstarch
- 1/2 C Corn meal
- 2 C All-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. Black pepper
SLAW
- 1/8 C Lime juice, fresh
- 1/8 C plus 1/2 Tbsp. Sesame oil
- 1/8 C Cucumber, julienned
- 1/8 C Carrots, julienned
- 2 tsp. Fish sauce
- 1 Tbsp. Cilantro, chopped
BOURBON BUTTER
- 3/4 C CHA! by Texas Pete® Sriracha Sauce
- 1 1/4 C Maple syrup
- 2 3/4 C Bourbon
- 1/4 C Garlic, roasted
- 1 C Butter, soft
DIRECTIONS
- In a large bowl, thoroughly mix buttermilk ingredients and add cut chicken, tossing to coat. Seal and refrigerate for a couple of hours or overnight.
- In a medium bowl, combine slaw ingredients and refrigerate until ready to use.
- In a medium saucepan, add the maple syrup on low-medium heat and reduce it by half. Add remaining ingredients and reduce again by half. Puree and set aside until ready to use.
- Dredge buttermilk-coated chicken in breading and fry in oil at 375°F until golden brown and crispy.
- Brush chicken with bourbon butter and serve in a toasted tortilla topped with slaw.