Southern Fried Chicken Tacos With Bacon Gravy

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Ready, set, cook! Special edition contest entry: one of my favorite comfort foods is fried chicken, mashed potatoes and gravy. i also love tacos so i decided to put my favorite comfort food in a taco. the creaminess of the mashed potatoes offsets the spiciness of the chipotle fried chicken and the roasted corn salsa completes the taco.

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Steps

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To make the marinade , mix the buttermilk and chipotle peppers in a medium sized bowl and mix to combine.

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Add a teaspoon kosher salt.

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Add the chicken tenders and marinade in the refrigerator for 30 minutes.

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If you want spicier chicken , you can marinade up to 2 hours.

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To make the roasted corn salsa , heat a barbecue grill or grill pan and heat to medium heat.

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Spray with a non stick cooking spray.

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Grill the corn on all sides until slightly charred but cooked through.

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Remove from the grill and cut the kernels off.

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In a small bowl , mix together the charred corn kernels , cherry tomatoes , avocado and a pinch of kosher salt and pepper and set aside.

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To make the bacon gravy , heat a large saut pan to medium heat.

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Add the bacon and cook until browned and cooked through on both sides.

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Remove the bacon to a paper towel lined plate to drain.

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Once drained and cool , chop the bacon into inch pieces and set aside.

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Remove all but 1 tablespoon of bacon grease left in the saut pan and.

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Ingredients

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chicken tenders, buttermilk, kosher salt, chipotle chile in adobo, flour, taco seasoning, canola oil, bacon, bacon grease, whole milk, cracked black pepper, cooking spray, ear of corn, cherry tomatoes, avocado, cilantro, black pepper, simply potatoes traditional mashed potatoes, white corn tortillas