"The chicken is braised in the oven, but you can make it in a slow cooker or completely on the stove, in a casserole," says Jenn Louis. There are many versions of tinga—the smoky Mexican tomato sauce—and this one is especially easy, calling for only a few simple ingredients. Plus: More Mexican Recipes
I have not made this yet, but I am confused. is it two cans of chipotle peppers or just two peppers and how many people does this recipe feed? it seems like it is for a large crowd. What about to feed just two people? How do I adjust the quantities?
Omgosh guys!!! No this is not real tinga chicken recipe. To make real tinga is so easy and doesn't take 2 hours lol..you take a pot of water, add bone in, skin on chicken breast w/ a whole onion cut in half. My family likes it w/ alot of onions so I usually put 2..you can also add garlic gloves..let the chicken cook & onions will loosen up& get soft..do not discard the cooking water. You'll need it. It is a great stock, you can even add more veggies just remove them when making the tinga..in another pot (or same if u remove all things from pot 1st).. add a little oil..put in the onions from the stock you made, maybe slice a few times not too crazy..than add chopped up garlic, salt & pepper. (Little cumin & cilantro if you wish)..cook..than you add some sliced up tomatoes..cook let it reduce a little & add some Chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, the more the spicier, (no need to chop the peppers) I usually put some whole, & squeeze some over the pot & break it.) & be sure to add the sauce from the can too..let it cook a little, add some water from the stock..than add the chicken, (pick out the bones & skins before adding ) & add some more stock water..let it simmer & bam you got nice juicey tender tinga..dont worry about exact measurements. I add rhe stock water little by little so I don't put too much or too little,, but it is forgiving.. the juices from it are delicious even if its dripping down your arm when you take a bite lol.. enjoy on top of some tostadas! (Adding some raw onion on top of the tostada with the tinga makes it even tastier) & if you wana get fancy add lettuce, tomato, cabbage..Than w/ the good chicken stock you made you should definetly not toss it. Save it, freeze it, make many things w/ it, soups, rice, tamales, etc..it took me a little while to get my tinga perfect but we think I finally got it, & it's so easy to make. Sorry to the original poster. . .
Great recipe!! To answer the question in the prior comment, it would definitely be 2 peppers, not cans. The flavor of 2 cans would be way too strong… good luck :)
I don't understand. Is it two chipoltes or two cans of chipotles. Poorly written. Also how is it that I'm the first to write a review, but it says there are over 3000 ratings/reviews? Probably tasty, but poorly written.
