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Passport & Plate - Tinga

Mexico | Friday, February 13, 2015 | 1 photos

Ingredients
4-5lb.s of Chicken Breast ( You can replace the chicken with Turkey Breast is you wish)
Salt
2 1/2 Large Yellow Onions
6 Tomatoes (medium)
2-3 cups of Water
1 can Chipotle Peppers in Abodo Sauce
Lettuce or Green Cabbage
Avocado
1 package of Tostadas (Your preference)

 

How to prepare this recipe
Put the chicken breasts to boil. Include 1/2 to 1/4th of Onion, Salt to your preference.

While the chicken is cooking cut the Onions in THIN rings and set to the side.

Grab your blender and put the tomatoes in the blender along with 1 1/2 to 2 Chipotle Peppers. Add a little of the Abodo Sauce in the blender as well. Be careful not to add too many peppers and/or sauce as this will make the dish very spicy. Add about two cups of water or up to a little less than 1/4th of the blender with water. Blend together until it's a nice smooth juice of sorts.

Once your chicken is finished cooking. Dump the water and in the pot add the onion you chopped, the tomato and chipotle sauce. Put back on medium heat and bring to a boil. Let boil for 2-3 minutes. Watch that the chicken isn't being too overcooked. Take off heat and let cool off on the side.

Chop up some lettuce or cabbage whatever your preference. Cut the Avocado in thin slices. You can also add some Queso Fresco!

Grab a Tostada and put the Tinga on the tostada with the some lettuce, avocado and queso fresco. Enjoy!

Quick Tip: Don't drown the tostada in Tinga as it can break easily.

 

The story behind this recipe
When I moved four hours away from home to go to university this is one of the few recipes my mom taught me that I could successfully make. My mom tried to teach me recipes that were easy enough that I wouldn't get discouraged. I love Tinga because if you make it just right it will infuse your mouth with a spicy juicy, but yet it can balanced by the avacado and lettuce. Every time I smell Tinga it brings warm memories rushing through my mind and palette. You can easily adjust the recipe to make a large quantity to store for later or to take to a party.