Honey mole chicken tacos
Change up your Taco Tuesday by using Chili Maven’s Almond Mole (Almendrado) and make these delicious Honey Mole Chicken Tacos. The mole marinade is made from a simple mix of ingredients including our mole and salsa macha, and honey. Everything comes together quickly and is easy to make in the air fryer or oven. We used MySpike’s vertical cooking tool, which is perfect for making al pastor style tacos! We used the mini-spikes in the air fryer to create juicy, flavour-packed chicken. You can also make this recipe without MySpike, see the variation notes for instructions.
PS This recipe was inspired by Isabel Eats over on Instagram
Ingredients
For marinade
3 tbsp neutral oil
5 cloves minced garlic
3 tbs honey
100g Chili Maven MOLE ALMENDRADO
3 tbsp Chili Maven SPICY & NUTTY salsa macha (50g)
200 ml water or broth
3 tsp salt
500g boneless skinless chicken thighs
For garnish
Fresh coriander
Toasted sesame seeds
For Tacos
1 pack of corn tortillas
method
serves 3-4, we used Chili Maven’s Almond mole for this recipe, but you can use the other two varieties as well (using the MILD & SMOKY salsa macha instead, to give it more depth of flavour)
substitute oyster or portobello mushrooms for the chicken to make it vegan
1️⃣ Make the mole marinade by heating the oil in a small pot over medium heat. Add in the garlic and cook for 2 minutes, until cooked through. Add the salsa macha and stir for 1 minute. Stir in the mole powder and salt until incorporated. Whisk in the water/broth and the honey, cook slowly until the marinade sauce has thickened (about 10 minutes) and remove from heat.
2️⃣Combine the chicken and the mole marinade in a large mixing bowl. Cover and marinate for a minimum of 1 hour or overnight. The longer you marinade it, the more intense the flavours.
3️⃣ Preheat oven to 180 degrees C. Stack the chicken pieces onto mySpike and cook in the oven until chicken is cooked through (about 30 mins). Or if cooking without the mySpike, place the chicken in a roasting tray, spread out evenly and bake in the oven for 20-25 mins.
- IN ORDER TO GET A NICE CARAMELISED CRUNCH ON THE CHICKEN, increase the heat to 205C for the last 5-10 minutes.
4️⃣Remove from the oven and slice and dice the chicken, or shred.
5️⃣ Heat the tortillas in a hot skillet.
6️⃣ To serve: top a tortilla with the chicken and garnish with the sesame seeds and coriander.
Variation:
To make the chicken without the MySpike tool, simply add the chicken to a baking dish and cook in the oven for about 25 mins.
Remove from the oven and shred the chicken.
