Tuesday, 18 March 2014

Lime Chicken Fajitas

You will need
  • Four chicken breasts
  • two limes zest and juice
  • two garlic cloves
  • dash of tabasco sauce
  • one red onion sliced thinly
  • one white onion sliced thinly
  • two tablespoon of fresh sage
  • two tablespoon of fresh oregano
  • green pepper
  • one tablespoon of cumin power
  • one tablespoon of paprika
  • one tablespoon of turmeric
  • one tin of chopped tomatoes
  • pinch of sugar
  • one red chilli deseeded and finely chopped
  • salsa
  • sour cream 
The marinade for the chicken you will need
  • Juice of two limes and zest
  • fresh oregano
  • one garlic clove minced
  • fresh sage chopped finely
  • dash of tabasco
  • salt and pepper
  • two tablespoons of oil, this will keep the chicken moist as chicken breast contains little to no fat
You can use this marinade on steak for fajitas also, Ideally I marinate the chicken overnight so the flavour really seeps through the chicken and the lime juice tenderizes it, but and hour in the fridge will do just fine also. This chicken recipe is also great on barbeques

Preheat your griddle pan or if you only have a frying pan use that, I prefer to use the griddle pan for this as because of the charred marks it leaves. Remove chicken from the marinade and make sure your pan is smoking hot and cook for 6 to 7 minutes on each side or until chicken is fully cooked through you should see no redness or pink of the chicken this way you should know its fully cooked....hopefully.
When the chicken is cooked remove from griddle pan. I use a wok whenever I'm frying vegetables because it cooks quicker due to the thin bottom of the wok and it heats up very quickly. Add your onions to a tablespoon of oil and cook until softened to speed up cooking time while cooking onions add some salt, this releases their natural sugars and speeds up the cooking process. Next add your green peppers, garlic ,chilli, turmeric, cumin,paprika and cook for two minutes add a tablespoon of water so the spices don't burn. Add chopped tomatoes and a pinch of sugar  simmer gently for 10 to 15 minutes. 
While this is simmering slice your chicken on the bias and add to the sauce ,this will absorb the flavour of the sauce. 
I like to serve these with sour cream, salsa , grated cheese, wedges of lime ,a bottle of tabasco, lettuce I prefer cos lettuce or rocket to serve with these. Heat up your tortillas in the microwave or if your not as lazy as me heat them on a dry frying pan .
 

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