Pollo Asada Tacos – Delicious authentic Mexican style marinated chicken tacos grilled to perfection on the barbecue and topped off with avocado salsa verde, onion, cilantro and radishes.

Ingredients you need to make Pollo Asada Marinade:

1 lb. chicken breasts or thighs
2 tbsp oil
3 tbsp red wine vinegar
3 tbsp lime juice
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup water
1 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp dried oregano
1/4 cup cilantro, stems removed
12 “street tacos” corn tortillas
optional toppings:
avocado salsa verde<click for recipe
sliced radishes
chopped onion
chopped cilantro

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How to make authentic Mexican pollo asada tacos:

Make the marinade: Combine oil, red vine vinegar, lime juice, orange juice, water, garlic, salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder, oregano and cilantro in a large bowl.

Add chicken to the bowl of marinade and place in the fridge for at least 4 hours or overnight.

Heat your barbecue to medium heat. Grill chicken on the barbecue for about 5 minutes with the barbecue lid shut. Flip chicken over and cook for another 5 minutes. Chicken should have nice grill marks on both sides and will be cooked all the way through.

Transfer chicken to a cutting board and chop into bite size pieces.

Heat up your corn tortillas on the barbecue for about 30 seconds to 1 minute on each side.

Serve your tacos with avocado salsa verde, sliced radishes, cilantro and onion. Enjoy!

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Pollo Asada Tacos

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Course Main Course

Cuisine Mexican

Servings 12 tacos

Ingredients

Ingredients:

1 lb. chicken breasts or thighs
2 tbsp oil
3 tbsp red wine vinegar
3 tbsp lime juice
1/4 cup orange juice
1/4 cup water
1 garlic cloves minced
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp salt
1 tsp cumin
1 tsp chili powder
1 tsp dried oregano
1/4 cup cilantro stems removed
12 “street tacos” corn tortillas

optional toppings:

avocado salsa verde
sliced radishes
chopped onion
chopped cilantro

Instructions

Directions:

Make the marinade: Combine oil, red vine vinegar, lime juice, orange juice, water, garlic, salt, pepper, cumin, chili powder, oregano and cilantro in a large bowl.
Add chicken to the bowl of marinade and place in the fridge for at least 4 hours or overnight.
Heat your barbecue to medium heat. Grill chicken on the barbecue for about 5 minutes with the barbecue lid shut. Flip chicken over and cook for another 5 minutes. Chicken should have nice grill marks on both sides and will be cooked all the way through.
Transfer chicken to a cutting board and chop into bite size pieces.
Heat up your corn tortillas on the barbecue for about 30 seconds to 1 minute on each side.
Serve your tacos with avocado salsa verde, sliced radishes, cilantro and onion. Enjoy!

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