Pueblan Steamed Chicken in Adobo (Mixiotes de Pollo)
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Ingredients
- 700 g chicken thigh fillets
- 3 tbsp ancho chilli paste
- 2 garlic cloves
- 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- 1 bay leaves
- 8 corn tortillas
Nutrition (per serving)
- Calories
- 357 kcal
- Protein
- 38.3 g
- Carbohydrate
- 24.9 g
- of which sugars
- 1.2 g
- Fat
- 9.9 g
- of which saturates
- 2.4 g
- Fibre
- 4.5 g
- Salt
- 0.62 g
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Method
- 1
Mix the ancho chilli paste with the crushed garlic cloves, white wine vinegar and dried oregano.
- 2
Toss the chicken thigh fillets in the marinade and leave for 15 minutes.
- 3
Divide the chicken and the bay leaf between squares of foil and wrap tightly into parcels.
- 4
Steam the parcels over a pan of simmering water for 35 minutes until the chicken is cooked through with no pink remaining.
- 5
Warm the corn tortillas and serve the chicken straight from its foil parcels with the juices spooned over.
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