This 'chicken tinga' is a slow cooking, yet simple, recipe that brings out the flavours and aromas of tomatoes🍅 and chipotle🌶 It is a crowd-pleaser that brings friends and family around the table.
1bouquet-garni made out of 5 peppercorns, 5 cloves and 3 bay leaves
5brown onionssliced
7garlic clovessliced
2kgtomatoestruss or roma, cut in four
2tbspchipotle chilli in adoboadd more for extra heat
1fresh iceberg lettucechopped
200mlsour creamstir rapidly until thinned and runny
12nixtamal corn tortillas from La Tortilleria
salt to taste
Instructions
Seal the chicken in a hot pan for 3 minutes each side and place it on a baking tray.
For the salsa, puree the tomatoes in a blender.
In a pot with hot oil, sauté the onions and the garlic until translucent.
Add the pureed tomatoes, chipotle chilli, and bouquet garni to the pot.
Cook the sauce for 10 minutes over medium heat.
Once the sauce is cooked add it to the baking tray with the chicken.
Cover the baking tray with baking paper and foil.
Place it in the oven at 180 degrees for 1 ½ hours until the chicken is soft.
Shred the chicken when is still hot.
To make a Tinga de Pollo tacos, reheat the corn tortillas on a very hot frying pan for 8 to 10 seconds either side. Wrap the tortillas in aluminium foil, a thick tea towel or a ‘tortillerio’ for a few minutes; this step helps soften them further.
Place some of the Tinga on each tortilla, top with the shredded lettuce and garnish with the thinned cream.