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Hot Honey Chicken Sammies

Ingredients

For the Agrodulce

  • 2 cup honey
  • ½ cup white vinegar
  • 4 garlic cloves
  • 2 Anaheim peppers
  • 1 banana pepper
  • ½ green pepper
  • ½ orange pepper
  • 2 jalapenos peppers

For the Chicken

  • 6 boneless skinless chicken thighs
  • Kosher salt and black pepper, to taste
  • Olive oil

For the Ranch

  • ½ cup mayonnaise
  • ¼ cup sour cream (optional)
  • 1 teaspoon mustard
  • ½ lemon, zested and juiced
  • 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
  • 2 tablespoons chopped dill
  • 2 tablespoons chopped chives
  • 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 1 garlic clove, microplaned (optional)
  • Kosher salt and black pepper, to taste

For the Pickled Slaw

  • ¼ cup chopped pickled jalapeños
  • ¼ cup pickled yellow peppers
  • ¼ cup chopped kosher dill pickles
  • 2 tablespoons chopped dill
  • 2 tablespoons chopped parsley
  • 2 tablespoons chopped chives
  • ¼ sweet onion, sliced
  • Drizzle olive oil
  • Lemon juice
  • Kosher salt and black pepper to taste

For Assembly

  • Rolls

For the Tacos and Assembly:

  • 12 hard shell corn tortillas
  • 8 ounces sharp yellow cheddar cheese, corsely grated (or pre-grated)
  • 1/2 head icebery lettuce, shredded (shredduce)
  • 1/2 bunch cilantro, coarsely choppped
  • Sour cream
  • Hot sauce
  • Picked or fresh jalapeños, sliced

Directions

  1. Add add peppers, vinegar and garlic to blender or food processor. Pulse until a medium coarse consistency is achieved.
  2. In a medium pot over medium heat, add honey and chopped pepper mixture. Bring to a boil and cook until reduced by half. Taste and adjust with vinegar and salt as needed.
  3. Preheat the oven to 400°F. Add chicken thighs to a casserole dish and season both sides with salt and pepper. Drizzle a bit of oil over the top and bake for 10-15 minutes, or until the skin begins to turn golden brown. Add the agrodulce over the top and bake for another 5 minutes, or until the sauce becomes sticky and reduced.
  4. Broil until crisped/browned
  5. Remove from the oven and allow to rest for 5 minutes. Rest is important
  6. Add chicken to the rolls, topping the chicken with toasted sesame seeds and more pickled peppers.

Via Matty Matheson 📺 YouTube

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