Chicken thigh tacos with pickled red onion, crispy chicken skin and pico de gallo

15 INGREDIENTS • 7 STEPS • 45MIN

Chicken thigh tacos with pickled red onion, crispy chicken skin and pico de gallo

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Taco night just got a serious upgrade thanks to Jack Stein’s Mexican-inspired recipe, as featured on Cooking with the Stars. Load tacos with tender, shredded chicken thighs, zesty pico de gallo salsa, chipotle soured cream and golden crispy chicken skin.
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Taco night just got a serious upgrade thanks to Jack Stein’s Mexican-inspired recipe, as featured on Cooking with the Stars. Load tacos with tender, shredded chicken thighs, zesty pico de gallo salsa, chipotle soured cream and golden crispy chicken skin.
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Jack Stein
Jack is the son of famous fish aficionado Rick Stein. Since 2017, he’s been chef director across the Stein’s restaurant portfolio, overseeing all the menus and running his own cookery course. He’s a familiar face on screen and has written a cookbook.

45MIN

Total time

Ingredients

Servings
4
For the chicken
8
M&S Oakham Gold skin-on chicken thighs
1 tbsp
vegetable oil
2 tsp
M&S Chinese five spice
For the pico de gallo
1
red onion, finely chopped
230 g
M&S vine ripened Claret tomatoes, halved, deseeded, finely chopped
2
red chillies, deseeded, finely chopped
1
lime, juiced
1 tsp
caster sugar
4 tbsp
coriander, leaves picked, chopped
To serve
8
soft tortilla wraps
2
ripe avocados, cubed
6 tbsp
M&S pickled red onions, drained
1 tsp
M&S hot chipotle chilli paste
4 tbsp
M&S soured cream
2
limes, cut into wedges

Nutrition per serving

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Calories
882kcal
Fat
37.0 g
Saturates
9.4 g
Sugars
9.5 g
Salt
2105.4 mg
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Jack is the son of famous fish aficionado Rick Stein. Since 2017, he’s been chef director across the Stein’s restaurant portfolio, overseeing all the menus and running his own cookery course. He’s a familiar face on screen and has written a cookbook.

Method

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step 1
Preheat the oven to 180°C fan. Carefully remove the skin from the chicken thighs (8).
step 2
Place the chicken thighs in a roasting tin and toss with the vegetable oil (1 tbsp), Chinese five spice (2 tsp) and seasoning.
step 3
Bake in the oven for 30-35 minutes until the juices run clear and chicken is cooked through. Allow to cool slightly then shred the meat and set aside.
step 4
While the chicken cooks, place the skin in a cold non-stick frying pan and cook for 6-8 minutes, flipping occasionally, until crispy. Remove and set aside on kitchen paper to cool then roughly chop.
step 5
Meanwhile, combine the red onion (1), tomatoes (230 g), red chillis (2), lime juice (1), sugar (1 tsp) and coriander (4 tbsp) in a bowl and season to taste.
step 6
In the same pan you used for the chicken skin, fry the shredded chicken meat for 2-3 minutes until crispy. Remove with a slotted spoon. Fry the wraps (8) in the same pan for 30secs – 1 minute on each side until charred.
step 7
Stuff the tortillas with the chicken, avocados (2), pickled red onions (6 tbsp) and crispy chicken skin. Stir the chipotle (1 tsp) into the soured cream (4 tbsp) and serve on the side along with the lime wedges (2) and pico de gallo.
step 7 Stuff the tortillas with the chicken, avocados (2), pickled red onions (6 tbsp) and crispy chicken skin. Stir the chipotle (1 tsp) into the soured cream (4 tbsp) and serve on the side along with the lime wedges (2) and pico de gallo.

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