My copycat Crazy Coyote Taco recipe comes impressively close to the real deal! Chicken thighs or breasts are slow-cooked in a rich chipotle adobo sauce. Then, they’re placed on a gooey cheese tortilla with chopped onions and cilantro. Trust me — you’ll need plenty of napkins to go with this!
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Crazy Coyote Tacos is one of Southern California’s most revered roadside restaurants. Even Anthony Bourdain was a massive fan. We’ve been trying to duplicate the recipe for years. I think we finally nailed it.
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The secret to this Crazy Coyote Taco recipe is to stew your bone-in chicken breasts in a mixture of spices and chipotle chiles, with a smidge of chipotle sauce for good measure.
Then, make sure you place it on some really big tortillas, and ladle that saucy goodness on the taco, topped with a plentiful helping of chopped onions, cilantro, sour cream and shredded cheese.
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If you want to visit Crazy Coyote Tacos and see how this recipe compares, they are located at 13033 Malki Road, Banning. Give them a call at (951) 849-2000.
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Serve my Crazy Coyote Taco recipe with diced onions, cilantro and plenty of napkins!
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Crazy Coyote Taco Recipe (Copycat)
Recipe by Jason Hill – CookingSessions.comIngredients
- 3 half-breast bone-in chicken pieces patted dry
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 onion sliced thin
- 3 garlic cloves minced
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 14.5 ounces diced tomatoes
- ½ cup chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons canned chipotle chile in adobo sauce minced
- 2 teaspoons adobo sauce
- ½ teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon grated lime zest
- 2 tablespoons lime juice
For the Crazy Coyote Taco Assembly:
- Large flour or corn tortillas
- Chopped onion and cilantro
- Sour Cream
- Monterey Jack Cheese shredded
Instructions
- Measure and chop all of your ingredients before beginning.
- Season chicken with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large Dutch oven over medium-high heat and brown chicken on both sides. Transfer to a platter.
- Add a tablespoon of oil to the Dutch Oven and saute the chopped onions until browned, about 5 minutes.
- Add garlic, cumin, and cinnamon and stir to combine.
- Add tomatoes, broth, chipotle and adobo sauce and sugar. Bring to a boil, scraping the bottom of the pot occasionally.
- Return the reserved chicken to the Dutch Oven and tomato mixture and lower to medium-low heat.
- Cover and simmer for 20 minutes, flipping chicken occasionally.
- Transfer chicken to a platter or large casserole dish.
- Pour the tomato mixture into a blender and pulse for 30 seconds. Return the sauce to your Dutch Oven.
- Shred the chicken into bite-size pieces, and then return chicken to the Dutch Oven with the sauce.
- Cook the chicken and sauce over medium heat, stirring occasionally, until the sauce thickens and everything is combined, roughly 10 minutes.
- Stir in lime zest, juice and season to taste with salt and pepper.
Assemble the Crazy Coyote Tacos
- Brown the flour tortillas over a hot flame on your stove.
- Place shredded cheddar or Jack cheese on the bottom of the tortilla and melt in microwave.
- Top the cheesy tortilla with the chicken, onion and cilantro. Add sour cream and guacamole if desired.
Notes
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