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Thai Chicken Tacos

Thai Chicken Tacos

Ingredients

For the marinade:

  • 1/4 cup light brown sugar

  • 1/4 cup rice wine vinegar

  • 1/4 cup Tamari

  • 3 tablespoons fish sauce

  • 2 tablespoons Sambal Olek or Sriracha

  • 2 inches ginger root, peeled and grated

  • 2 large cloves garlic, chopped

  • 2 tablespoons peanut or canola oil

  • 1 teaspoon black pepper

  • 1 teaspoon white pepper

  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander

  • 6 boneless, skinless chicken thighs or 3 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

  • 1 lime, halved

For the Peanut-Ginger Sauce:

  • 1/3 cup smooth peanut butter

  • 1/4 cup boiling water

  • 3 tablespoons light brown sugar

  • 3 tablespoons Tamari

  • 2 tablespoons Sambal Olek or Sriracha

  • 2 inches ginger root, peeled and grated

  • 1 large clove garlic, finely chopped

  • Juice of 1 lime

Fixin’s:

  • 12 to 16 corn or flour soft tacos

  • 1/2 head thinly sliced Napa or white cabbage

  • 1/3 seedless cucumber, thinly sliced

  • 2 large radishes, thinly sliced

  • 1 bunch scallions, whites and greens thinly sliced on bias

  • Mint leaves, from a small bunch

  • Cilantro leaves, about 1 loosely packed cup

Directions

Combine marinade ingredients in a shallow dish or large plastic food storage bag. Add chicken and marinate for 1 hour.

Preheat a grill or cast-iron skillet to medium-high heat. Cook chicken 8-10 minutes over direct heat then let rest in pan or over indirect heat for 3-4 minutes more. Place lime halves on the grill or in the pan and slightly char. Thinly slice chicken and douse with juice of charred lime.

For the Peanut-Ginger sauce, whisk all ingredients to combine. Serve sliced chicken with sauce and fixings of your choice.