Butterflied Chicken Tacos with Coriander Jalapeno Crema

Name: Butterflied Chicken Tacos with Coriander Jalapeno Crema
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexican Delights
Ingredients: 1 Lilydale Free Range Whole Chicken, butterflied*; 1 tbs sea salt; Juice, 1 orange; Finely grated zest of 1 orange; Â½ tsp ground cinnamon; Â½ tsp chilli powder; 1 tbs dried oregano; 1 tbs ground cumin; 1 tbs smoked paprika; 2 tbs extra virgin olive oil; Sea salt, to taste; Juice, 1 lime; 1 tbs australian extra virgin olive oil; 1 tbs water; 1 ripe avocado; 250g sour cream; 4 jalapeno, roughly chopped; 1 bunch coriander, torn (stems and leaves only); 90g fetta, finely crumbled, to serve; Coriander, to serve; Lime, to serve; 4 jalapeno, charred on BBQ; 12 mini Corn tortilla, charred on BBQ

15 mins Prep

35 mins Cook

4 Serves

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1 Lilydale Free Range Whole Chicken, butterflied*

Marinade

1 tbs sea salt
Juice, 1 orange
Finely grated zest of 1 orange
½ tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp chilli powder
1 tbs dried oregano
1 tbs ground cumin
1 tbs smoked paprika
2 tbs extra virgin olive oil

Coriander Jalapeno Crema

Sea salt, to taste
Juice, 1 lime
1 tbs australian extra virgin olive oil
1 tbs water
1 ripe avocado
250g sour cream
4 jalapeno, roughly chopped
1 bunch coriander, torn (stems and leaves only)

To serve

90g fetta, finely crumbled, to serve
Coriander, to serve
Lime, to serve
4 jalapeno, charred on BBQ
12 mini Corn tortilla, charred on BBQ

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1. To butterfly the chicken, place the whole chicken breast-side down and using kitchen scissors or a sharp knife, cut on either side of the backbone to remove. If you’d like, you may also trim and discard the rib bones. Turn the chicken over and using the palms of your hands, firmly press the breastbone to butterfly open the chicken. Transfer to a tray.
Preheat hooded BBQ (or oven) to 200C. Place all marinade ingredients into a small bowl and mix well to combine. Pour over chicken and rub all over, at this point you can either cook the chicken right away or place in the fridge to marinate. Cooking chicken skin side up over a medium high BBQ for 15 mins, flip and cook skin side down for 5 mins until lightly charred, flip again so chicken is again skin side up and finish the cooking process for a further 15mins or until chicken is cooked through and juices run clear when checked.
While the chicken is cooking, make the crema by placing all ingredients into a blender or food processor and blitzing until smooth. Set aside to serve.
Serve whole chicken to the table with corn tortillas, charred jalapenos, lime, coriander and crumbled feta to DIY your own chicken tacos.