Chicken “Carne” Adovada
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 8
- Serves:
-
6
ingredients
- 4 ounces whole mild-to-medium-hot dried New Mexico chiles, stemmed and seeded 16-20 dried New Mexico chiles (small to medium)
- 2 cups reduced-sodium chicken broth, divided
- 1 1⁄4 cups onions, chopped
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 tablespoons sherry wine vinegar or 2 tablespoons cider vinegar
- 1 1⁄4 teaspoons dried oregano, preferably Mexican
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 1⁄4 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs, trimmed, cut into 1-inch cubes
directions
- Preheat oven to 300°F Coat a large baking dish or Dutch oven with cooking spray.
- Rinse chiles; spread out on a baking sheet. Toast in the oven until darkened and fragrant, 2 to 4 minutes per side. Let cool, then break each chile into several pieces.
- Puree half the toasted chiles with 1 cup broth in a blender until only tiny pieces of chile are visible. Pour into the prepared baking dish.
- Puree the remaining chiles with the remaining 1 cup broth, onion, garlic, vinegar, oregano and salt until smooth. Pour into the baking dish and stir together with the rest of the sauce. Add chicken; stir to coat.
- Bake until the chicken is tender and the sauce is thick, about 1 1/2 hours.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Gagoo
Belews Creek, North Carolina
Die hard Cleveland Indians fan GO TRIBE - loves spending time with my family, when we have the time, my DH and I love to golf. While I like to cook quick & easy meals for my DH and myself, I also enjoy spending a day or two in the kitchen preparing big family meals like for Thanksgiving.