Chicken Wing Tacos with Salsa Macha | James Beard Foundation

Name: Chicken Wing Tacos with Salsa Macha | James Beard Foundation
Total time: 90 min
Ingredients: 12 árbol chiles; 1⁄2 cup vegetable oil; 1⁄2 cup raw, shelled, unsalted peanuts; 2 tablespoons hulled sesame seeds; 3 peeled garlic cloves; 1 canned chipotle chile; 1 cup cider vinegar; 1 tablespoon kosher salt; 1 tablespoon honey; 24 chicken wings (about 4 1⁄2 pounds); Kosher salt, as needed; 12 peeled garlic cloves; 6 cups lard, melted; 1 celery heart, split in half lengthwise; 1 cup roasted and salted peanuts, roughly chopped; 6 ounces (about 3/4 cup) crumbled blue cheese, such as Cabrales or Gorgonzola dolce; 2 limes, each cut into 6 wedges; 12 corn or flour tortillas

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Adapted from Tacos: Recipes and Provocations by Alex Stupak and Jordana Rothman (Clarkson Potter, 2015)

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Ingredients

12 árbol chiles
1⁄2 cup vegetable oil
1⁄2 cup raw, shelled, unsalted peanuts
2 tablespoons hulled sesame seeds
3 peeled garlic cloves
1 canned chipotle chile
1 cup cider vinegar
1 tablespoon kosher salt
1 tablespoon honey
24 chicken wings (about 4 1⁄2 pounds)
Kosher salt, as needed
12 peeled garlic cloves
6 cups lard, melted
1 celery heart, split in half lengthwise
1 cup roasted and salted peanuts, roughly chopped
6 ounces (about 3/4 cup) crumbled blue cheese, such as Cabrales or Gorgonzola dolce
2 limes, each cut into 6 wedges
12 corn or flour tortillas