Ingredients

  • 3 large poblanos
  • Canola oil
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 sweet onions, skin-on, and cut into 1/4-inch thick slices
  • Canola oil
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 cup Bobby Flay's Mesa Grill BBQ Sauce (or your favorite jarred variety)
  • 3/4 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 1 teaspoon celery seed
  • 3 tablespoons apple-cider vinegar
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1 small head cabbage, cored, finely shredded
  • 2 carrots, finely shredded
  • 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
  • 3 scallions, thinly sliced on the diagonal
  • 2 tablespoons ancho chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons light brown sugar
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts (8 ounces each)
  • Canola oil
  • 8 flour tortillas
  • 2 grilled sliced poblanos
  • Barbecued onions
  • Coleslaw
  • Guacamole, recipe follows
  • 2 ripe Hass avocados, peeled, pitted and diced
  • 1 poblano chile, roasted, seeded, peeled, and diced
  • 1/4 cup finely diced red onion
  • 2 scallions, finely chopped
  • 2 fresh limes
  • 1/2 cup chopped fresh cilantro leaves
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • Salt and pepper

Method

  • Heat the grill to high.
  • Brush the poblanos with oil and season with salt and pepper.
  • Place the chiles on the grill and cook until charred on all sides, about 10 minutes.
  • Remove from the grill, place in a bowl and cover with plastic for 10 minutes.
  • Remove the skin, seeds and stem and cut into thin slices.
  • Brush the onions with oil and season with salt and pepper.
  • Place on the grill and cook until lightly golden brown and just cooked through, about 4 minutes per side.
  • Brush with some of the bbq sauce during the last few minutes.
  • Most of the skin should come off on the grill, but if not, take it off when the onions come off the grill.
  • Whisk together the mayonnaise, sugar, celery salt, celery seed, vinegar and salt and pepper in a large bowl.
  • Add the cabbage, carrot, onion and scallion and stir to combine, season with more salt and pepper, if needed.
  • Let slaw sit at least 15 minutes before serving.
  • Heat the grill to high.
  • Whisk together the ancho, cinnamon, cumin, brown sugar, 1 teaspoon salt and black pepper in a small bowl.
  • Season top side of the breasts with the rub mixture, turn over and season the back with the remaining salt.
  • Drizzle with some of the oil and place on the grill, rub side down and grill until lightly golden brown and a crust has formed, about 3 minutes.
  • Turn the chicken over, close the lid and continue cooking until just cooked through, about 6 minutes longer.
  • Remove from the grill and let rest 5 minutes before slicing.
  • Grill the flour tortillas briefly, just to mark and heat.
  • To build the tacos, fold each tortilla around some of the chicken, poblanos, onions, coleslaw and guacamole.
  • Combine all ingredients in a medium bowl and season with salt and pepper.
  • Yield: 4 to 6 servings