Mexican shredded chicken (ReceipeTinEats)

Mexikanisches Schredderhühnchen

Zutaten:
Chicken & Sauce
750g chicken breast, skinless boneless (~3 halves)
½ cup Chipotles in Adobo Sauce (4 chillies + sauce) (Note 1)
400g can crushed tomatoes
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tsp EACH dried oregano, cumin powder and onion powder (or garlic powder)
0.5 tsp sugar
¾ tsp salt (Note 2)
Pepper

To Finish
3 tbsp olive oil (Note 3)
2 tbsp lime juice

Zubereitung:

• Place Chicken & Sauce ingredients in a medium saucepan and add 1 cup water.
• Simmer covered on medium low for 40-50 minutes, turning chicken occasionally, until chicken can be shredded with 2 forks.

• Remove chicken and shred. Set aside.
• Add lime juice (to taste) and 1 tbsp olive oil to the sauce.
• Use a stick blender to puree the sauce.
• Adjust salt and pepper to taste.
• You should have about 2 cups of sauce.

• Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large skillet over high heat.
• Add ⅓ to ½ chicken and fry until dark golden brown on one side, flip and cook the other side very briefly (don’t brown), then remove.
• Use 1 tbsp oil for each batch you fry.

To serve toss chicken in the sauce OR serve it on the side.
May be used for tacos – guacamole and Pico de Gallo, enchiladas, burritos, on green Mexican rice, quesadillas, sliders, on tostadas.

Fazit:
Nie gemacht.

Esser: