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Southern fried chicken & salad tacos with mayo recipe

Southern fried chicken & salad tacos with mayo

Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 12 minutes
Total Time: 22 minutes
Servings 4 people
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Equipment

  • 1 Oven tray
  • Baking paper
  • 1 Medium bowl
  • 1 Shallow bowl
  • 1 Large deep frypan

Ingredients

Marinate chicken

  • ½ cup Greek yoghurt
  • 1 egg
  • 500 g chicken breast boneless, skinless

Season chicken

  • ½ cup flour or gluten-free flour
  • ¼ cup cornflour
  • 2 tbsp Southern style seasoning
  • ¼ cup olive oil

Fillings

  • 1 baby cos lettuce or similar
  • ¼ cabbage
  • 2 gherkins optional
  • 2 tomato

Tortillas

  • 8 mini tortillas or 4 large or gluten-free

To serve

  • ¼ cup mayonnaise

Instructions

Before you start

  • Preheat oven to 220 °C or 200 °C fan bake. Line an oven tray with baking paper.

Marinate chicken

  • In a medium-sized bowl combine ½ cup Greek yoghurt, 1 egg and a pinch of salt. Pat 500 g chicken breast dry then slice into strips. Season with salt and pepper. Add the chicken to the yoghurt mixture and turn to coat. Set aside to marinade.

Season chicken

  • Combine ½ cup flour, ¼ cup cornflour and 2 tbsp Southern style seasoning in a shallow bowl. Drizzle over 2 tbsps of the marinade, then use your fingers to mix through to form lumps.

Cook chicken

  • Heat ¼ cup olive oil in a large deep frypan on medium-high heat. Pick up a piece of chicken, let excess marinade drip off, then press to coat in the flour mixture, then shake off excess. Fry the chicken for 2-3 minutes on each side or until golden and cooked through. Repeat the process until all the chicken is cooked. Set aside on a paper towel to drain.

Prep fillings

  • Thinly slice 1 baby cos lettuce, ¼ cabbage and 2 gherkins. Dice 2 tomato.

Warm tortillas

  • Place 8 mini tortillas or 4 large on a plate and microwave for about 1 minute to warm.
    Tip: If you like your tortillas crispy, heat a large frypan and cook the tortillas for 1-2 minutes on each side, or until crispy and golden.

To serve

  • Smear the mayonnaise on the base of the warm tortillas, then pile the lettuce, cabbage, gherkins, tomatoes and Southern-fried chicken on top.

Nutrition

Calories: 816kcal | Carbohydrates: 89g | Protein: 46g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 131mg | Sodium: 1665mg | Potassium: 927mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 10g | Calcium: 269mg | Iron: 6mg