Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to our recipe site. Today, we’re going to make a special dish, chicken tinga tacos. One of my favorites. This time, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.
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To begin with this recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chicken tinga tacos using 18 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Chicken Tinga Tacos:
- Make ready 4-5 chicken thighs or breasts
- Get 1 can chicken stock
- Make ready 1 red onion - chopped
- Get 1/4 cup olive oil
- Make ready 1 packet chicken taco seasoning
- Prepare 1 large white onion - chopped
- Prepare 1 small can of chipotles in adobo sauce
- Make ready 1 jar roasted roja salsa - medium
- Get 1 small heavy cream
- Take 1 container sour cream
- Take 1 package mexican fresco cheese
- Prepare 1 package cilantro
- Take 2 limes
- Prepare 1 can mexican refried beans
- Make ready 1 package flour tortillas
- Get Salt and Pepper
- Get Cumin
- Get 1 tablespoon minced garlic
It's can be served in corn tortillas , flour tortillas or paleo tortillas as tacos, but can also be used in quesadillas, tostadas and even burrito bowls. Warm Tortillas: To serve in tacos, warm or lightly toast the corn tortillas directly over a gas burner on the stove, in a nonstick skillet or in the oven. Fill and Enjoy: Serve about ½ cup of chicken tinga with sauce on each taco and top with chopped onion, cilantro and a squeeze of lime. I tend to use shredded rotisserie chicken or shredded poached chicken, both of which are quick and easy!
Instructions to make Chicken Tinga Tacos:
- In a 3.5 cast iron braiser, light coat bottom of pan with olive olil in medium high heat. Add garlic and 3/4 of red onion to pan, cook until soft. Preheat oven to 350F degrees.
- Deglaze pan with 3/4 of the chicken stock. Add chicken, taco seasoning, salt and pepper, browning both sides. Put lid on and turn down heat to simmer
- In a food processor, puree chipotles and roja salsa and remaining red onion. Add remaining chicken stock, puree into smooth.
- Pour half of chipotles blend to chicken. It should cover most of the chicken. If there isnt enough liquid, add some extra roja salsa. Cover with lid and put into oven for 20 to 30 minutes.
- Chop whole white onion and cilantro. Juice 1 to 2 limes. Mix onion, cilantro, and lime juice. Add cumin to taste. Place in refrigerator.
- In a food processor, add half of the fresco cheese, cup of heavy cream, cup of sour cream. Puree until smooth. Add cream or sour cream depending on consistency you want. I like mine on the thicker side. Refrigerate.
- Check and see if chicken is cooked after 20 minutes. If its starting to pull a part, keep in pan and start to rough shred. Cover and put back in oven for another 10 minutes.
- In a small pot, heat the refried beans. Add alittle water to smooth the consistency.
- Take out brasier and shred any bigger pieces of chicken. Take out a large frying pan and place on high heat. Add shredded chicken to pan once pan is hot. Add two to three tablespoons of chipotle blend. The chicken should crisp up quite a bit.
- Taco time! Assemble your taco using the flour tortillas, refried beans, chicken, onion relish, and fresco crema. Garnish with cilantro. You can fry the flour tortilla as well, making a puffy taco. Enjoy!
You can serve this chicken tinga as a stew, or use it in tacos, quesadillas, enchiladas, etc.! Manu's Taco's focuses on street tacos, burritos and housemate salsas, all served out of a takeout window. Folks can stop by for a grab-and-go lunch Monday-Friday or order online for pickup or delivery. Of course, these Chicken Tinga Tacos are a staple on the menu. Review Body: Made it as is.
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