Tinga chicken

[zwiller]

Got turned onto the stuff in Cancun and see that vacation thread got me fired up to do another run. Made it a few times and it was ok but had a plan for this one to try and finally nail it down and proud to say I did. Happened to talk about it to lady running my local latina market and she suggested tostada and dayum was she right! I normally use tort chips...

Rotis chicken meat, warmed with a small can of chipotle SAUCE, plus chopped red onion. Top with colby jack cheese and a quick baked to melt and toast. Wicked good straight up, but you can tweak to your liking. I added water to thin and some ketchup for slight BBQ thing to keep wife friendly. Crema was 50/50 sour cream/buttermilk. Best yet. Do not normally use that for this but working on fish taco recipe so decided to make it.

Not the best looking stuff as I was rushing due to weekday meal but thought you might enjoy.

 

[waylly747]

Chicken Tinga is definitely a game changer for a quick weekday meal, especially if you use rotisserie chicken to save time. Warming the meat with a can of chipotle sauce and some red onion is the perfect base, but serving it on tostadas instead of standard chips really takes it to the next level. It’s a simple recipe that's easy to adjust depending on how much heat you like.

 

[normanaj]

Sounds and looks excellent.

Is the cream component necessary or can it be omitted?

 

[zwiller]

omitted?

TOTALLY. I omitted on my 2nd and 3rd LOL.

Sauce was this. I am pretty good at this stuff and tried 4-5 times from scratch but this wipes my best on the floor:

 

[chopsaw]

Looks good to me .