Chicken en Adobo Taco Recipe

Name: Chicken en Adobo Taco Recipe
Ingredients: 1 oz. canola oil; 4 each garlic cloves; 1 tsp Mexican oregano (dried); ½ tsp black pepper (ground); 1 Tbsp cumin (ground); 1 tsp cloves (ground); 1 cup water; 5 each ancho chiles (reconstituted with hot water); 1 Tbsp raw sugar or agave syrup; 1 oz apple cider vinegar (preferably organic); 5 lbs. chicken thighs (skin on, bone in); 1 yellow onion; 1 carrot (peeled); 1 poblano chile; 6 cups water; ½ cup adobo paste; 2 key limes; 2 Tbsp sesame seeds (toasted)

Korban

January 11, 2021

super easy

chicken Dinner Lunch

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Chicken en Adobo Taco Recipe

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Ingredients

1 oz. canola oil
4 each garlic cloves
1 tsp Mexican oregano dried
½ tsp black pepper ground
1 Tbsp cumin ground
1 tsp cloves ground
1 cup water
5 each ancho chiles reconstituted with hot water
1 Tbsp raw sugar or agave syrup
1 oz apple cider vinegar preferably organic

Shredded Chicken

5 lbs. chicken thighs skin on, bone in
1 yellow onion
1 carrot peeled
1 poblano chile
6 cups water
½ cup adobo paste
2 key limes
2 Tbsp sesame seeds toasted

Instructions

Season the chicken thighs with salt, preferably half an hour in advance.
Sear the chicken thighs on both sides.
Add the vegetables and water.
Cover and place in a 300-degree oven for two hours, or until meat is falling off the bone.
Remove all of the skin and bones from the meat and shred.
Fold the adobo paste into the shredded chicken.
Warm for service if the chicken has cooled down.
Taste for salt, it will need some.