Smoked Turkey Tacos
An amazing recipe that is packed with flavor and the cooking process is pretty simple, a recipe that you'll surely love and will get a second bite.
Prep Time 1 hour hr
Cook Time 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Course Side Dish, Snack
Cuisine Mexican
- 1 Bone-in Turkey Breast
- Canola Oil
- Mexican Style Seasoning
- Fire Roasted Chipotle Sauce (recipe below)
- Jalapeño Lime Slaw Recipe (recipe below)
- Cotija Cheese
- Pickled Red Onion
- Dried Jalapeño
- Valentina Hot Sauce
Fire Roasted Chipotle Sauce
- 1 Tablespoon Olive Oil
- 1 Medium Yellow Onion (diced)
- 6 Cloves Garlic (chopped)
- 4 Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce (diced)
- 2 Cans Diced Fire Roasted Tomatoes (14oz)
- 14 Oz Chicken Broth
- 2 Tablespoon Ground Oregano
- 2 Tablespoon Ground Cumin
- 1 Tablespoon Salt
Jalapeño Lime Slaw Recipe
- 1/2 Head Cabbage (finely shredded)
- 1/4 Cup Cilantro (finely chopped)
- 1/4 Cup Cup Green Onion (chopped)
- 1 Jalapeño (diced)
- 1/4 Cup Mayonnaise
- 1 Tablespoon Red Wine Vinegar
- 1 Tablespoon Yellow Mustard
- 1 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil
- Juice from 1/2 lime
- Zest of 1 lime
- 2 teaspoons White Sugar
- 1 teaspoon Salt
- 1 teaspoon Black Pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon Ground Oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon Ground Cumin
First, remove excess moisture from Turkey using paper towel. Then spray turkey with canola oil and season with Mexican style seasoning.
Prepare smoker for indirect cooking at 225 degrees. Place the turkey breast on the smoker and cook for 1 hour. Increase the temperature to 300 degrees and continue to cook until internal temperature reaches 165 on a probe thermometer. Once done, let the turkey rest to cool down.
Shred the turkey breast into a cast iron pot. then add the sauce right to the turkey and mix to make sure the turkey is fully covered with the sauce. Heat it to the smoker with a 250 degrees to let the flavor mix with the turkey for about half hour.
Wrap tortilla shells in aluminum foil and place on the smoker along side the turkey during the last 5 minutes.
Lay out the tortilla shells and layer with the shredded turkey. Top with Jalapeño Lime slaw, cotija cheese, pickled red onion, dried jalapeño and drizzle with Valentina hot sauce.
Now, have a taste of this flavorful smoked turkey street taco.
Fire Roasted Chipotle Sauce
Put olive oil in a heated pan, sauté onion, garlic, cumin, oregano and chipotle peppers, let it for few minutes then add fire roasted tomatoes, chicken broth and pinch of salt to balance taste.
Let it simmer down. Once cooked, put it in a food processor and process it until smooth.
Jalapeño Lime Slaw Recipe
Combine the cabbage, cilantro, jalapeño, and green onion in a large bowl. In a separate bowl add the mayo, mustard, vinegar, oil, and tensing ingredients.
Whisk to combine and pour over cabbage mixture. Toss to combine and refrigerate for at least 1 hour.
Keyword Sauce, Tacos, Turkey