To my luck, Chris enjoys it too so I figured it would be nice to have it for his "home-cooked" birthday dinner. We'll be going to a steak house for dinner on Saturday with friends and I'm sure we'll get our fill of red meat and potatoes then.
So tonight:
Tequila-lime chicken with grilled pineapple and spicy black beans finished with citrus sour cream and pico de gallo.
Phew, that's a mouthful!
A delicious, mouthwatering mouthful.
Here is what you will need:
2 chicken breasts, well trimmed
1 lime, divided
1/4 cup tequila
pico de gallo
a few slices fresh pineapple
black beans
shoe peg corn
green onion
fresh avocado (not too soft now!)
sour cream
fresh cilantro
cayenne pepper
salt and pepper
Start by marinating your chicken breasts in the tequila and lime juice from half a lime. Allow a few hours to marinate before cooking.
I used a can of Bush's seasoned black beans and a can of chipotle shoe peg corn.
Toss in a saute pan and add some chopped green onion and cayenne pepper to taste. Allow to simmer until the liquid reduces down. keep warm.
Drop your pineapple slices in a HOT, lighted oiled grill pan. About 30 seconds on each side then remove from heat and set aside.
Add chicken to the grill pan.
Once the chicken in finished you can prepare the last few ingredients.
Give the cilantro a rough chop and add it to the black beans.
Now take the juice from the other half of the lime and add it to a 1/4 cup sour cream. mix well.
If you got a ripe (and not over-ripe and bruised) avocado slice that up now too.
This is so disappointing. Mostly because I think the avocado is an important player in the dish but also because I was totally deceived by this avocado's mostly firm with just a bit of give exterior.
oh well. So today we go sans avocado.
Lets plate it! Here's the order I like it best: Layer the bottom of your plate with the black beans, next a slice of pineapple, then grilled chicken, avocado, pico de gallo, and a dollop of sour cream. If you have extra chopped cilantro left over toss then on there too. I subscribe to the "you can never have too much cilantro" school of thought. As opposed to my sister who is a card carrying member of the "get that nasty green shit off my plate" club.
I don't get it, but I still love her.
Viola. I ate this in two bites.
And then I ate a big slice of birthday cake! Happy Birthday Honey!
