Tinga De Pollo Gavacho
- 4 chicken breasts
- 2 large onions
- 1 (4 ounce) can chipotle chiles in adobo
- 1 (14 ounce) can whole tomatoes
- 1 lb tomatillo
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 4 tablespoons butter
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 dried ancho pepper
- 1 dried cascabel chiles
- In a large sauce pan combine the chicken, dried peppers, the can of tomatoes, the chicken broth, and one of the chipotle peppers with 1 tablespoon of the adobo sauce. Bring this to a boil, then simmer over med-high heat until the chicken is done.
- Remove the outer paper skin from the tomatillos and the stem. Core them and dice them. Leave them in big pieces.
- Puree the rest of the chipotles with their sauce.
- French cut the onions, and cook in a large skillet with the butter and the salt. Cook over a medium heat until tender and starting to brown.
- Add the diced tomatillos and and 3 table spoons of the chipotle puree to the onions and cook over medium low heat until the everything is real soft and caramelized. Add more if you like it hot.
- When the chicken is done, remove from cooking broth, reserving for later and shred the meat with a couple of forks.
- Add the chicken to the onion mixture and mix well. Add about a half a cup of the cooking broth to the mixture. Add more if it's still too dry.
- Serve hot and enjoy.
chicken breasts, onions, chipotle chiles, tomatoes, tomatillo, chicken broth, butter, kosher salt, pepper, chiles
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/tinga-de-pollo-gavacho-261487 (may not work)