Authentic Mexican Chicken Tinga- Tinga De Pollo

Step 1

Bring a pot of salty water to a boil and add the chicken breast to cook. Let the chicken simmer until is cooked through.

Step 2

Make sure you skim the foam that forms on top of the water as it starts boiling.

Step 3

While the chicken is cooking, place the tomatoes in a medium saucepan, cover with water, bring to a simmer over medium-high heat and cook for 8 to 10 minutes, or until the tomatoes are soft and mushy but not falling apart.

Step 4

Slice the onions thinly. Heat the oil in a large pan(skillet) and add the onion. Cook the onion until soft and translucent for about 5-6 minutes.

Step 5

In a blender, throw the tomatoes, garlic, salt, pepper and 2-3 chipotle chiles from the can. Be careful with the chiles. The original Mexican recipe calls for the entire can of Chipotle, but I found it to be too powerful and spicy for us, so I added fewer chiles in the blender.

Step 6

After blending the ingredients, taste the salsa for salt and pepper and adjust the amount of salt and pepper.

Step 7

Pour the salsa over onions. Add oregano, marjoram, thyme and pepper.(Be careful as the sauce will steam and bubble).

Step 8

Simmer the sauce, stirring occasionally, until the sauce deepens in color, becomes darker and less soupy, about 7-8 minutes.

Step 9

Take the chicken out of the broth and with two forks, shred the meat.

Step 10

Add it to the sauce and mix well to incorporate the chicken.

Step 11

Let it simmer for only a minute and serve over rice or on warm tortillas.

Step 12

Bon Appetite!