Street Corn Fried Chicken Tacos Recipe
Street Corn Fried Chicken Tacos Recipe mixes crispy chicken with Mexican street corn flavors. The tacos have crunchy chicken, sweet corn, and creamy sauce.
Ingredients
- Cut chicken into small pieces.
- Soak chicken in buttermilk for 30 minutes.
- Mix flour with paprika and garlic powder.
- Grill corn until black spots appear.
- Cut corn off the cob.
- Mix corn with mayo cheese, lime juice.
- Add chili powder and cilantro to corn.
- Heat oil to 350°F.
- Cover chicken with flour mix.
- Fry chicken until golden brown.
- Check chicken is cooked through completely.
- Warm tortillas in dry pan.
- Put chicken and corn in tortillas.
- Add sour cream on top.
Instructions
Chicken:
- 2 lbs chicken thighs
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup buttermilk
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- Oil for frying
Corn Mix:
- 4 corn ears
- 1/2 cup mayo
- 1/2 cup cotija cheese
- 2 limes, juiced
- 1 teaspoon chili powder
- 1/4 cup cilantro
Other:
- 12 corn tortillas
- 1/2 cup sour cream
Notes
- Cover chicken twice in flour for extra crunch
- Grill corn until slightly burned for best taste
- Keep oil at 350°F while cooking
- Use chicken thighs - they stay juicy
- Warm tortillas over open flame if possible