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Pulled Chicken Tacos, Homemade Salsa and Cilantro Aoili (Pics!)

Posted on 8/4/13 at 8:17 pm
Posted by Sherman Klump
Wellman College
Member since Jul 2011
4457 posts
Posted on 8/4/13 at 8:17 pm
Fired up the WSM today. Made some pulled chicken tacos and homemade salsa.

Here's the homemade salsa:

Two cans of petite diced tomatoes. Drained one can and food processed it, the other can I dumped in as is with juices.


All ingredients in. Minced garlic, chopped cilantro, diced red onions, salt, pepper, lime juice, lemon juice and of course some jalapeños.


It was a little heavy on the cilantro and I should of chopped it finer but still came out excellent.


Got the WSM going. Took the chicken off the bbq at a breast reading temp of 162. Things were reading at about 170.


Wrapped in foil and rested for 30 minutes.


Pulled! Smoked it with apple and hickory also.


Before that though I was caramelizing some onions. This was very early so they did get nice and brown. Couldn't snap a pic of the finished onions.


And here's the final product. Flour tortilla (frick the haters and my parents like them). Pulled chicken with caramelized onions, salsa, and cilantro aoili. Oh yeah and fresh cilantro.


Here's the aoili.


Posted by rutiger
purgatory
Member since Jun 2007
21103 posts
Posted on 8/4/13 at 8:24 pm to
Looks awesome. I prefer fresh tomatoes in my salsa and like you said, corn tortillas. Regardless, i would tear that up. I love smoked chicken.
Posted by Sherman Klump
Wellman College
Member since Jul 2011
4457 posts
Posted on 8/4/13 at 8:25 pm to
I've never used fresh ones. Ill have to try them. It comes out pretty solid with can tomatoes but oh well.
Posted by kfizzle85
Member since Dec 2005
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Posted on 8/4/13 at 8:26 pm to
Posted by rutiger
purgatory
Member since Jun 2007
21103 posts
Posted on 8/4/13 at 8:28 pm to
quote:

I've never used fresh ones. Ill have to try them. It comes out pretty solid with can tomatoes but oh well.


Try it next time, you wont be disappointed.
Posted by CBLSU316
Far Right of Left
Member since Jun 2008
11391 posts
Posted on 8/4/13 at 8:30 pm to
Outstanding Sherminator.
Posted by Rohan2Reed
Member since Nov 2003
75674 posts
Posted on 8/4/13 at 8:40 pm to
That looks bomb dude.
Posted by TIGRLEE
Northeast Louisiana
Member since Nov 2009
31493 posts
Posted on 8/4/13 at 8:44 pm to
Looks awesome.
I cook those about once week.

Use corn tortillas.
Posted by John McClane
Member since Apr 2010
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Posted on 8/4/13 at 8:46 pm to
Looks great
Posted by Captain Crown
Member since Jun 2011
50664 posts
Posted on 8/4/13 at 8:50 pm to
Yummm
Posted by Martini
Near Athens
Member since Mar 2005
48829 posts
Posted on 8/4/13 at 8:54 pm to
I'd eat em and I like flour tortillas as well.

Don't use a metal fork in a Teflon skillet.
Posted by Ortho Reb
New Orleans, LA
Member since Dec 2011
9466 posts
Posted on 8/4/13 at 9:56 pm to
You know what's key for the chicken? Pepperoncini!

Regardless, that looks really good!

Posted by Coater
Madison, MS
Member since Jun 2005
33055 posts
Posted on 8/4/13 at 9:58 pm to
sherm, i don't care what they say about you, that looks freakin' good bro
Posted by Sherman Klump
Wellman College
Member since Jul 2011
4457 posts
Posted on 8/4/13 at 10:14 pm to
Brined the chicken for a few hours too. frick what they say my man.
Posted by Coater
Madison, MS
Member since Jun 2005
33055 posts
Posted on 8/4/13 at 10:14 pm to
Posted by Degas
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Member since Jul 2010
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Posted on 8/5/13 at 1:49 am to
quote:

It was a little heavy on the cilantro and I should of chopped it finer
I disagree on both points. Just as with garlic, there is no such thing as "too much cilantro".
Posted by Darla Hood
Near that place by that other place
Member since Aug 2012
13903 posts
Posted on 8/5/13 at 6:00 am to


All of the elements and the final product look great!

I've never had smoked chicken. I want some!
Posted by TigerWise
Front Seat of an Uber
Member since Sep 2010
35113 posts
Posted on 8/5/13 at 8:13 am to
Looks awesome, but you should have used a crockpot instead of that WSM crap.
Posted by Oenophile Brah
The Edge of Sanity
Member since Jan 2013
7540 posts
Posted on 8/5/13 at 8:21 am to
OP- That looks delicious.

Did you have the chicken on one of those chicken can stands? I couldn't tell from the pics.
Posted by Salmon
On the trails
Member since Feb 2008
83523 posts
Posted on 8/5/13 at 8:23 am to
need to work on that salsa, looks pretty bad

but the pulled chicken and aoili looks legit
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