Chipotle Chicken

Ingredients

  • 1 can/2 cups chipotle en adobo
  • 1/3 cup brown onion, diced
  • 4-5 cloves garlic, diced
  • 1 Tbls rice bran oil
  • 1 Tbls white vinegar
  • 1 Tsp cumin
  • 1 Tsp salt
  • 1kg skinless chicken thigh

Use 200g marinade per 1kg of chicken thigh

Method

  1. Place chipotle en adobo into the blender, taking care to scoop out all the contents with a spatula.
  2. Add all other ingredients into the blender and blend until creamy
  3. Transfer the contents to a bowl for marinating the chicken 200g of marinade per 1kg of chicken
  4. Let chicken marinate for minimum 60min (4 hours is best)
  5. Heat pan or BBQ to med/high temp, place chicken flat on cooking surface
  6. Shake salt on chicken and sauté/grill for 3-4 min until brown then flip
  7. Shake salt again and cook for 3-4 min until brown Remove from pan/grill and place in bowl with cover. Let it rest for 5 mins. Keep chicken juice
  8. After resting, dice in 1cm cubes, add back chicken juice from bowl
  9. Taste for seasoning (salt) and add more if required. Serve!

Notes

This a base ingredient to build quesadillas, burritos, tacos, etc. Combine with salsa & veg.