Next take my crispy fried chicken and turn it into a fun, flavour-packed taco! These tacos combine crunchy fried chicken with fresh homemade salsa, creamy guacamole, crisp purple cabbage, Mexican cheese, sour cream, and a simple creamy sauce, all tucked into crunchy taco hard shells.

Ingredients

For the Tacos

• Crispy fried chicken, prepared using my fried chicken recipe

• Hard taco shells

• Purple cabbage, thinly shredded

• Mexican cheese, shredded

• Sour cream

• Fresh lime wedges, for serving

Simple Salsa

• 2 ripe tomatoes, finely diced

• ¼ small red onion, finely diced

• 1 small Scotch bonnet pepper, finely chopped, or to taste

• Fresh cilantro, finely chopped

• Juice of ½ lime

• Salt, to taste

Simple Guacamole

• 2 ripe avocados

• Juice of ½ lime

• 1 little red onion, finely diced

• 1 little Scotch bonnet pepper, finely chopped, optional

• Salt, to taste

Creamy Sauce

• Mayonnaise

• Fresh lime juice

• Hot sauce, to taste

Method

1) Prepare the salsa: In a bowl, combine the tomatoes, red onion, Scotch bonnet pepper and cilantro. Add the lime juice, season with salt and mix well. Set aside.

2) Prepare the guacamole: Scoop the avocado into a bowl and mash until creamy but still slightly chunky. Add the lime juice, red onion and Scotch bonnet pepper, then season with salt to taste.

3) Make the creamy sauce: Mix the mayonnaise with a squeeze of fresh lime juice and hot sauce to taste. Stir until smooth and creamy.

4) Prepare the chicken: Prepare the crispy fried chicken according to my fried chicken recipe. Once cooked, cut or break the chicken into bite-sized pieces.

5) Assemble the tacos: Prepare the hard taco shells according to the package instructions. Fill each shell with crispy fried chicken, then add shredded purple cabbage and Mexican cheese.

6) Add a spoonful of the home-made salsa and guacamole, followed by a dollop of sour cream. Drizzle with the creamy sauce and finish with a squeeze of fresh lime juice.

Serve immediately while the chicken and taco shells are crisp.

Kitchen Note: The crispy chicken, crunchy purple cabbage, creamy guacamole, fresh salsa, Mexican cheese, cool sour cream, and tangy sauce come together for the perfect balance of textures and flavours.

Photos: Alan Smith

Recipe by Shanice Gore

(Photo: Alan Smith)

Shanice Gore takes a bite of the crispy fried chicken tacos. (Photo: Alan Smith)

The crispy fried chicken tacos are topped with shredded Mexican cheese.(Photo: Alan Smith)

The assembled tacos (Photo: Alan Smith)

Lime juice is added to the salsa.(Photo: Alan Smith)

For the guacamole, mash the avocado until creamy yet slightly chunky.(Photo: Alan Smith)

A close-up of the home-made salsa (Photo: Alan Smith)

Salsa is added to the tacos (Photo: Alan Smith)

With the crispy fried chicken and purple cabbage already prepared, Gore turns her attention to making the salsa.(Photo: Alan Smith)