Not really in honor of Barack Obama, but in celebration nonetheless, my husband and I made up a seriously tasty chicken dish which we ate the night of his historic inauguration. Here's what we did. Early in the day, make a marinade of lime juice (about 4 limes), olive oil (enough to cover 4 chicken breasts together with the lime juice), 2 tsp of salt, a Tbs sugar, 2 tsp chili powder, 4 diced cloves of garlic and lots of chopped cilantro (including the stems).
Let that sit in the fridge all day. When you're ready, light up the grill.
Heat up a can of refried beans in a pan (to give them a little burned taste). In another pan, lightly saute diced fresh tomatoes, diced green peppers, an onion, and lots of garlic (we like a ton). You can add other veggies like mushrooms if you like. Flavor it with coriander, more chili powder (you can add a little fresh chili if you have it), and the left over juice from the marinade (too good to waste!) Just make sure you cook it long enough to make the chicken juice safe to eat.
On a tortilla, wrap, or big lettuce leaf, place the chicken, refried beans, vegetable mix, and sprinkle with fresh cilantro. Melt shredded cheddar on it too!
Goes great with a beer or rum and coke!
Props to Obama for inspriation.
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Sounds delicious, and I bet the new pres would like it too! (I suspect he's the type who likes to eat healthy) I especially like the tip about heating refried beans in a pan - all I ever do is microwave.
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