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Chicken Tinga Recipe
This authentic Chicken Tinga recipe is from Jalisco, Mexico. The chicken has a smoky, spicy flavor from stewed tomatoes and chiles, and it's perfect tucked in tacos or piled on your next burrito bowl.
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 55 min🔥 Cook: 55 min👤 Meggan Hill📖 culinaryhill
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- ●pot
- ●dutch oven
- ●oven
- ●saucepan
- ●blender
📝 Preparation Steps
1
To make the chicken:
2
In a Dutch Oven or large stock pot, add chicken, onion, garlic, and 1 tablespoon salt. Add cold water to cover and bring to boil. Reduce heat, cover, and simmer until chicken is cooked through, about 20 to ⏱️ 30 minutes.
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3
Remove chicken from pot. Shred chicken, discarding skin and bones (you should have about 4 cups chicken). Remove and set aside 1 cup cooking liquid (chicken broth).
4
To make the sauce:
5
Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan bring 4 cups water to boil. Add tomatoes and boil until cooked through, about ⏱️ 5 minutes. Remove and transfer to blender.
Cold water (see note 3)
6
To the blender with the tomatoes, add the 1 cup of reserved chicken broth, chipotle chiles in adobo, onion, garlic, and chicken bouillon. Blend until smooth, about ⏱️ 2 minutes.
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7
To make the tinga:
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In a Dutch oven or large saucepan over medium-high heat, heat olive oil until just smoking. And onions and cook until softened, about ⏱️ 5 minutes.
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9
Add half the sauce and bring to boil. Stir in chicken, adding more sauce if desired (the heat of the dish comes from the sauce, so use more or less sauce to taste). Boil until slightly thickened, about ⏱️ 2 minutes.
10
Remove from heat and serve in tortillas with Mexican rice, shredded lettuce, and cheese.
Nutrition Facts
calories
386 kcal
fat Content
27 g
serving Size
1 serving (1 cup)
fiber Content
2 g
sugar Content
3 g
sodium Content
1697 mg
protein Content
28 g
cholesterol Content
109 mg
carbohydrate Content
7 g
saturated Fat Content
7 g
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