tinga
- 1 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1 can chipotle peppers in adobo
- 1 each white onion-sliced julienne
- 2 can tomato sauce
- 1 packages tostada shells
- 1 packages mexican queso fresco
- 1 pints sour cream
- 1 can chicken stock
- 1/2 tbsp garlic powder
- 3/4 cup vegetable oil
- 2 lb skinless chicken breasts
- 1 can refried beans
- preheat skillet to med high
- add oil
- add sliced onions and saute until translucent and a getting a bit brown.
- add brown sugar to caramelize onions
- cook for about 7 minutes don't burn though!
- In blender add can of chipotles, half can of chicken stock and tomato sauce.
- Blend until smooth.
- add sauce to onions and simmer on low.
- add lid.
- Before you sauteed the onions and blend sauce make sure you boil chicken breasts in water with about 4 shakes of garlic powder until done.
- then rinse and cool.
- shred the chicken.
- set aside.
- add shredded chicken to sauce mix and toss until all chicken is covered.
- simmer for about 20 minutes on low med heat
- cook can of beans on stove add a couple of tbls of water to thin the consistency of beans.
- But not too thin!
- add beans onto tostada shell.
- add chicken mixture.
- and sour cream and crumbled Mexican cheese on top.
- serve with salsa on top if desired also.
- salsa Verde goes great with this!
- !
brown sugar, peppers, white onion, tomato sauce, tostada shells, queso fresco, sour cream, chicken stock, garlic, vegetable oil, chicken breasts, beans
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/355496-tinga (may not work)