Here’s what you’ll need for your tinga:
1. A rotisserie chicken (pulled)
2. A spanish onion (sliced)
3. 3 jalapeños (2 minced & one sliced for later)
4. 3 garlic cloves (minced)
5. Red onion (small diced for later)
6. Avocado (sliced)
7. Canned tomato (I had fire roasted that work perfectly but any diced tomatoes will work)
8. Chicken stock
9. Spices - salt, pepper, cumin, smoked paprika & oregano (a bag of taco spice will work in a pinch too)
10. Tortillas (I used corn)
11. Feta (because cotija can be hard to find and this works well)
12. Sour cream (more fat the better, don’t be scared)
13. Cilantro
14. Olive oil (or whatever fat you’ve got really)
Let’s do this! (Numbers will correspond with the photos)
1. Gather your mise en place (fancy kitchen speak for get your stuff together)
2. Prep your mise as directed (I like to portion things into bowls).
3. Heat your pot or pan over medium-high heat and add a few glugs of oil. Then add your onion and some salt (season in layers and you’ll develop better flavour).
4. Cook the onions for a few minutes then add your jalapeños and garlic and cook for a few minutes more.
5. Add your spices and toast them in the pan for a bit (a few good cranks on the pepper mill, 2 tsp of oregano, 1 Tbs cumin, 1.5 Tbs smoked paprika and a pinch more salt).
6. Now add your tomatoes and stir them in well. Then add your stock (2 cups should do it) and simmer for 15 minutes.
7. Now blend that sauce! (I used an immersion blender because I’m fancy like that but any blender will work... even not blended it works so this is optional).
8. Return the sauce to the pan and bring back to a simmer.
9. Add your chicken and squeeze a lime into it and simmer for 10 minutes. Taste and season.
10. Now build them tacos and enjoy the fruits of your labour!
Happy taco Tuesday all!
Taco Tuesday! (Social Distancing Edition) - Chicken Tinga - shredded chicken, smoky & spicy tomato sauce, avocado, crema, red onion, jalapeño, feta, cilantro, corn tortilla.
I’ll be posting a step by step on how to make this for yourself. No reason that you can’t enjoy a taco Tuesday if you’re stuck at home (thanks for being responsible)... I know it’s late to get groceries and make dinner but you can always do this next Tuesday... or any other day can be taco day I suppose. #foundrykitchen #tacotuesday #doityourself #chickentinga #portperry #portperryproud #durhamregion #gta #nomnom
