Chicken Tinga

Ingredients

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  • 5kg Chicken Breast
  • 1500g White onions (halved and sliced)
  • 45g Garlic
  • 450g Tomato Puree
  • 250g Chipotle in Adobo
  • 15g Dried Oregano
  • 10g Cumin powder
  • 70g Salt
  • 10g Pepper
  • 100ml Vegetable oil

Method:

  1. Trim chicken for any veins/bone, cut breasts in half lengthways and boil in salted water in large pan. Remember to reserve 2 litres of poaching liquid.
  2. Heat oil in smaller pan and fry onions and garlic until golden brown.
  3. Stir in tomato puree, chipotle in adobo, oregano, cumin, salt & pepper, and cook again for another 5 minutes.
  4. Blend with hand blender, while adding reserved chicken stock, until you get a thick but saucy consistency.
  5. Shred the chicken, and add the sauce to the chicken. Simmar for another 10-15 minutes before portioning into 4L containers - labelled!