Name: Habanero Chicken Tacos
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 1 small onion, chopped; 1 pound (455g) chicken cutlets, cut into 1-inch (2.5-cm) cubes; Freshly cracked black pepper; ¼ teaspoon kosher or sea salt; Optional fillings: chopped red onion, shredded cheese, sour cream, sliced avocado, or Spicy Radish Salsa; Tortillas; Fresh cilantro, chopped; 1 teaspoon Worcestershire sauce; 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 1 habanero chile, seeded and thinly sliced; 2 cloves garlic, minced; 1 red (bell) pepper, seeded and sliced into 2-inch (5-cm) strips

Preparation info

Serves
4

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Bountiful

By Todd Porter and Diane Cu

Published 2013

About

In our younger years, we really loved our spicy foods and could tolerate serious levels of heat. Now that we’re older, our bodies can handle only subtler levels, but we still crave the wonderful fire of habaneros. These chile peppers have terrific floral and fruity notes, enhancing any flavors they touch. Life without spicy food would be extremely bland and boring for us, so the extra kick of habanero keeps us young. For these chicken tacos, add small amounts of habanero at a time; each chi