Chicken tinga tacos

Prep 15 min
Cook 30 min
Serves 4
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Ingredients

  • For the chicken:
  • 600 g boneless chicken thighs
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 2 bay leaves
  • For the sauce:
  • 3 ripe tomatoes, quartered
  • 1 white onion, roughly chopped
  • 2 chipotles in adobo, plus 1 tbsp of the sauce
  • To serve:
  • 12 small corn tortillas
  • Coriander and lime wedges

Steps

  1. Simmer the chicken with the salt and bay leaves in just enough water to cover, about 20 minutes. Shred it and keep 1 cup of the broth.
  2. Blend the tomatoes, onion, chipotles and adobo sauce until smooth.
  3. Fry the sauce in a wide pan for 8 minutes until it darkens, then add the chicken and enough broth to loosen it. Cook 10 more minutes.
  4. Warm the tortillas, fill, and finish with coriander and a squeeze of lime.
Notes

Use one chipotle for mild, three for properly spicy. The filling keeps for three days and gets better overnight.