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Chicken Tinga

Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Mexican
Servings: 2 People

Ingredients

  • 330 g Chicken thighs skinless and boneless cooked and shredded
  • 1 Onion sliced
  • 2 clove Garlic chopped
  • 1 tsp Chipotle paste
  • 1/2 tsp Dried Thyme
  • 1/2 tsp Ground Cumin
  • 1 Roasted red pepper sliced
  • 200 g Chopped tomatoes
  • 1 tbsp Vegetable oil

Method

To Cook the Chicken

  • Preheat oven to 200℃. Pat the chicken dry with paper towels for a crispy skin. Drizzle with oil and bake for 35-45 mins, let the chicken rest for 5 mins before shredding.

For the Tinga

  • Heat a frying pan over a medium heat. Add some oil and sauté the onion and garlic for 2 minutes
  • Add the chipotle paste, thyme and cumin and mix.
  • Add chopped roasted pepper and chopped tomatoes, cook for 5 minutes until the sauce has reduced down.
  • Add the shredded chicken and cook for a few minutes longer.
  • Serve with tacos and curtido salad.