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Chicken fajitas with charred citrus and mezcal marinade

SAM THE COOKING GUY · ♥ 10.8K likes · 242.7K views · 14 min video

Read about thighs in the BrightCulinary Book

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Ingredients
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  • 2 whole oranges
  • 1 whole grapefruit
  • 2 whole limes
Halve the oranges, grapefruit and limes.
Halving the citrus
Grill the citrus cut side down until charred and blackened, about five or six minutes.
Squeeze the charred citrus to about three quarters of a cup of juice.
Juicing the charred citrus
  • ¼ cup mezcal
  • olive oil
  • fish sauce
  • garlic
  • smoked paprika
  • cumin
  • hot honey
  • salt
  • pepper
  • chicken thighs
Add the mezcal, olive oil, fish sauce, garlic paste, smoked paprika, cumin, hot honey, salt and pepper to the juice and mix.
Mixing the mezcal marinade
Put the trimmed chicken thighs in a bag with most of the marinade, keeping some back for basting; refrigerate two hours, four hours or overnight.
  • 1 whole avocado
Take the chicken out of the fridge about half an hour to 45 minutes before grilling; do not cook it cold.
  • garlic paste
  • salt
  • pepper
  • lime juice
  • green salsa
  • cilantro
For the guac, halve the avocado around the pit, scoop into a bowl, add garlic paste, salt, pepper, lime juice and green salsa, mix, then add cilantro.
A quick guacamole
  • vegetables
  • olive oil
  • garlic powder
  • cumin
  • salt
  • pepper
Toss the vegetables with olive oil, garlic powder, cumin, salt and pepper and put them in the mesh grill pan.
Grill the chicken, with the vegetables in the pan on the grill alongside.
Before flipping, dab a little reserved marinade on the chicken; let it cook a couple of minutes first so it releases from the grate, then flip.
Cook the thighs to 180 degrees; cook the vegetables until softened and charred but still crisp-tender, not mush.
Take the chicken off, baste with the reserved charred citrus marinade, and rest about seven minutes.
  • lime juice
Slice the chicken, add a little extra marinade and lime juice.
  • tortilla
  • sour cream
Build on a tortilla with sour cream, the chicken and vegetables, more lime, and the guac.