Chocolate Lobster Taco - Signature Taco

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients

• 3 slices applewood smoked bacon
• 1 ounce bittersweet chocolate (71 percent cacao)
• 1 australian lobster tail
• 1/2 cup olive oil
• salt
• 1/2 jicama, sliced
• 5 spring onions
• 1 poblano pepper
• 8 small flour tortillas
• 1/2 ear corn
• olive oil
• 1 canned chipotle pepper
• 1 -2 teaspoon chipotle chili sauce, from can
• 1/2 cup sour cream
• 2 teaspoons buttermilk
• 1/2 teaspoon mexican smoked paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon sugar
• salt

Recipe

• 1 cook bacon in a small skillet on medium heat until very crispy. remove from pan and pat dry with a paper towel. heat the chocolate in a double boiler or in a microwave until just melted. dip bacon into the chocolate and let dry on waxed paper. once dry, break into small bite-sized bits.
• 2 split the lobster tail in half and brush with olive oil and salt. grill for 8 to 10 minutes and transfer to a cutting board. pull the flesh from shell, chop into bite-sized chunks and add to a medium bowl.
• 3 peel and thinly slice jicama. brush with olive oil and salt and grill about 2 minutes or until grill marks appear. transfer to a cutting board and cut into thin strips.
• 4 trim ends of spring onions. brush with olive oil and salt and grill for 3 to 4 minutes transfer to a cutting board and chop.
• 5 grill the poblano for 5 to 7 minutes or until almost soft. do not burn. remove to a cutting board, peel and chop into bite-sized pieces.
• 6 chipotle grilled corn creme:.
• 7 peel corn and brush with olive oil. grill until browned on all sides, turning occasionally, about 7 to 10 minutes. remove from heat to a cutting board and allow to cool. when cool enough to handle, slice off the kernels with a knife.
• 8 in a food processor, add the chipotle peppers and sauce, the grilled corn, sour cream, buttermilk, smoked paprika, sugar, and salt, to taste and pulse until smooth.
• 9 warm the flour tortillas on a pan or on the grill about 1 minute on each side.
• 10 layer each tortilla with lobster, jicama, green onion, poblano pepper, chipotle grilled corn creme, and chocolate bacon. serve on a platter or individual plates and enjoy!