Chicken Tinga Tacos
This delicious chicken dish that’s been stewed in a spicy tomato sauce is a wonderful taco filling. Made popular in the Puebla region of Mexico, you can use it on tostadas or sopas too.
Ingredients
For the Sauce:
1 medium onion, sliced
2 tbsp minced garlic
2 tsp dried oregano
1 can tomato paste
2 cups water or chicken broth
2 chipotle chilies
2 tbsp adobo sauce
For the Tacos:
4 chicken breasts, cooked and shredded
2 bay leaf
Corn Tortillas
3-4 limes, cut into wedges
Fresh Salsa
Olive oil
Instructions
1
Heat a large sauté pan on the stove and add enough olive oil to lightly coat the bottom of the pan.
2
Add the onions to the sauté pan and caramelize. Add the minced garlic and oregano, sauté everything together.
3
Transfer the onion mixture to your blender along with the tomato paste, water or chicken broth, chipotle chilies and adobo sauce, blend everything together until smooth.
4
Pour the sauce back into the sauté pan and add the shredded chicken and bay leaf. Simmer for 5 minutes.
5
To assemble the chicken tinga tacos, add some of the shredded chicken and sauce to a corn tortilla with a spoonful of fresh salsa. Serve and enjoy!
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