Tacos have officially become the new talk! Yes they are a language- a language that is able to make you taco bout them all day long! I have to give it to you plain and straight . These tacos were a BOMB that resulted  a in fierce explosion . BUT wait...We have bbq chicken too? You know what that spells out ?       W-I-N-N-E-R!



I am going to split this article into three, just so we can appreciate the splendour of each taco board , and obviously the bbq drumsticks.







Ingredients 

Crispy chicken tacos

  • 2 chicken breasts
  • 5 tbsp chicken spice
  • 2 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp black pepper 

coating

  • 1 cup flour
  • 3 tsp paprika
  • 1 tbsp black pepper
  • 3 tbsp chicken spice  


Fish tacos 

  • 4 fish fillets
  • 5 tbsp bbq spice/ fish spice
  • 2 tbsp salt
  • 1 tbsp black pepper

  • 1 cup butter milk
  • 2 tsp paprika
  • 1 tbsp black pepper

coating

  • 1 cup flour
  • 3 tsp paprika
  • 1 tbsp black pepper
  • 3 tbsp chicken spice  

For the coleslaw
  • 1 cup shredded white cabbage
  • 1 cup shredded purple cabbage
  • 1 large carrot grated
  • 5 tablespoons mayonnaise or eggless mayonnaise

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. Pour oil into a medium-sized saucepan.
  2. Switch the stove on to medium-high heat and place the saucepan on the stove.
  3. Cut the chicken breasts into cubes 
  4. Season them with chicken spice, salt and  black pepper.
  5. Combine the ingredients for the chicken  coating.
  6. Coat each chicken cube in the coating.
  7. Place the chicken cubes in the hot oil and let them fry for about 8 minutes on each side till they are golden-brown. (You may need to fry them in batches depending on the size your pan)
  8. Repeat steps 3 -8 with the fish , but dip the fish cubes into the buttermilk combined with the black pepper and paprika before placing them in the flour coating.
  9. Add the shredded purple and  white cabbage , carrots and mayonnaise to a bowl and mix them.
  10. To assemble the tacos, first spread a teaspoon of mayonnaise on each tortilla.
  11. Then for  chicken tacos, start by placing one tortilla on the serving board then a slice of lettuce on the tortilla.
  12. Place 2-3  tablespoons of the coleslaw onto the tortilla.
  13. Add about 5 chicken strips onto the tortilla.
  14. Repeat the same procedure for the other chicken tacos.
  15. To assemble the fish tacos, repeat steps 11-14.
  16. Add 5 fish cubes to each of the fish tacos. 
  17. Drizzle mayonnaise across the fish tacos and garnish them with fresh parsley.
  18. Decorate the board with red lettuce, lemon wedges and picco di Gallo(optional) https://www.missrejo.com/2021/11/beef-tacos-topped-with-picco-di-gallo.html. 




 

 





 Ingredients

  • 5 taco sized tortillas 


Picco di gallo

  • 1 tomato diced
  • 1 red onion diced
  • 2 tsp black pepper
  • 1/2 lemon
  • 1/8 cup chopped fresh coriander (optional)


For the beef 

  • 1 cup shredded beef
  • 1 small onion diced
  • 1/2 cup tomato sauce
  • 1/8 cup bbq sauce
  • 3 tbsp brown gravy thickening powder
  • 1 cup water
  • 3 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tsp black pepper
  • 4 tsp bbq spice



INSTRUCTIONS

  1. In a medium saucepan , combine the shredded beef and all the ingredients listed below the shredded beef.
  2. Place the saucepan on medium-high heat and let the beef and sauces cook for 20-30 minutes (till the sauce is thick)
  3. Place the diced onion, diced tomato, chopped fresh parsley, and black pepper in bowl.
  4. Squeeze the juice from one lemon into the bowl and mix it with the diced vegetables.
  5. To assemble the tacos, place the tortillas on the board.
  6. Place an equal amount of the beef onto each taco tortilla. 
  7. Top each tortilla with the pico di gallo.
  8. Decorate the bowl, place some fresh parsley and lemon quarters on the board.




 




Ingredients

  • 12 chicken drumsticks
  • 2 tbsp black pepper
  • 6 tbsp salt
  • 2 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 2 tsp paprika 
  • 6 tbsp chicken spice
  • 5 tbsp oil
For the bbq sauce 
  • 1/4 cup regular bbq sauce
  • ½ cup tomato sauce
  • 5 tsp tsp sugar
  • 2 tsp black pepper
  • 2 tablespoons bbq spice(optional)
For the board
  • 1 red lettuce head
  • A few green lettuce leaves
  • 1 small red onion slices
  • Fresh parsley

INSTRUCTIONS
  1. Pre-heat the oven to 230 degrees Celsius.
  2. Coat a baking tray with the oil.
  3. Combine the spices for the drumsticks in a bowl
  4. Place the drumsticks on the baking tray.
  5. Sprinkle the spice blend on the chicken drumsticks and toss them to ensure that they are evenly coated in the spices.
  6. Place the baking tray with the chicken in the oven, and let the chicken cook for 30-40 minutes (till it has a golden-brown colour). Flip the chicken halfway into the cooking time so that it cooks on both sides.
  7. Place the ingredients for the bbq sauce in a microwavable bowl and mix them.
  8. Microwave the sauce for 3 minutes.
  9. When the chicken has cooked, coat each drumstick in the sauce and place the drumsticks on a board.
  10. Garnish the board with fresh parsley, red onion slices, red lettuce and green lettuce.