Crockpot Chicken Tinga - An Essential Mexican Recipe

Summary by Krater

The host demonstrates how to make Crock Pot Chicken Tinga using an electric slow cooker, a whole white onion, garlic, fire-roasted tomatoes, chicken thighs, chipotle peppers in adobo sauce, cumin, and oregano. After cooking, the chicken is shredded and blended back into the reduced sauce for a flavorful and easy meal.

From the video

Answers: How do you make chicken tinga in a slow cooker?

• crock pot chicken tinga recipe
• slow cooker shredded chicken
• mexican oregano vs italian oregano
• blending braising liquid for sauce

Ingredients

• 1 chopped onion
• 3 cloves garlic
• 2-3 lbs chicken thigh
• 3 tsp kosher salt
• 1 can fire-roasted tomatoes
• 2-5 canned chipotle peppers
• 1 tsp cumin
• 1 tsp oregano
• 1-2 bay leaves
• 2 tsp chili powder
• 1 tsp smoked paprika
• several big cranks black pepper

What it concludes

• Using an electric slow cooker is the easiest, most reliable way to make flavorful shredded chicken.
• Leaving the braising liquid out on the cooling dish and blending it into a smooth sauce before adding the shredded chicken back in creates an asymmetrical return in value.
• Making chicken tinga in a crock pot yields two pounds of meat that can be used for nachos, quesadillas, burritos, burrito bowls, enchiladas, and tacos.