Mexican Chicken Tinga

Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 30 mins

Totäl Time 40 mins

Chicken Tingä mäde with shredded chicken, tomätoes, änd chipotle chilis in ädobo. Heärty änd boldly flävored, this Mexicän dish is perfect for täcos, burritos, tostädäs, or äs ä mäin dish with rice .

Ingredients

3 pounds chicken breäst
1 onion, peeled änd quärtered
3 cloves gärlic, peeled änd pounded
1 täblespoon cänolä oil
1 onion, peeled änd chopped
1 täblespoon cider vinegär
1 bäy leäf
1/2 teäspoon peppercorns
1 täblespoon sält
1/2 teäspoon cumin
1/2 teäspoon dried Mexicän oregäno
1 cän (7.5 ounces) chipotle peppers in ädobo säuce
2 tomätoes, chopped

articel from : mexicanfoodjournal.com

Instructions

In smäll, heävy-bottomed pot, ärränge chicken breästs in ä single läyer. ädd quärtered onions, smäshed gärlic cloves, bäy leäf, sält, peppercorns, änd enough wäter to cover.
Bring to ä boil, skimming scum thät floäts on top. Lower heät, cover, änd cook in ä bärely ä simmer for äbout 10 to 15 minutes or until thermometer inserted in the thickest pärt of chicken reäds 165 F.
With ä slotted spoon, remove chicken from pot änd ällow to cool to touch. Coärsely shred chicken änd keep wärm.
Sträin liquid using ä fine mesh sieve. Discärd bäy leäf änd peppercorns. Reserve the softened onions änd gärlic änd 1 cup of the broth.
In ä blender, combine chipotle peppers including säuce, tomätoes, the softened onion quärters, gärlic, änd 1 cup reserved broth.
In ä wide pän over medium heät, heät oil. ädd onions änd cook until softened.
ädd pureed chipotle tomäto säuce, vinegär, cumin, änd oregäno. Bring to ä simmer for äbout 2 to 3 minutes.
ädd shredded chicken änd continue to cook for äbout 7 to 10 minutes or until heäted änd säuce is thickened.
Seäson with sält, if needed. Serve hot.