Chicken Tinga Tacos - You Suck at Cooking (episode 167)

Chop up a couple of onions.

Smash the onion against the wall if you're not into chopping.

Take a few cloves of garlic, give them a good spanking, peel off the paper, and chop them up a bit.

Chop up chipotle peppers in adobo sauce fairly finely.

Fry the chopped onion in a pot on medium heat.

Add the chopped garlic to the frying onion.

Add the chopped chipotle peppers to the pot.

Open a can of diced fire roasted tomatoes and add it to the pot.

Add broth to the pot, being cautious of pot size.

Add 1 teaspoon of salt to the mixture.

Add oregano to the pot, even though it may not be tasted over the chipotle.

Bring the mixture to a bubbling boil.

Add chicken to the pot without searing it first.

Cook the chicken for around 25 minutes.

Remove the chicken from the pot and shred it with the grain for bigger pieces.

Let the shredded chicken cool down.

Use a stick blender to turn the sauce in the pot into a smoother consistency.

Add the shredded chicken back into the pot and mix it in.

Taste the sauce and adjust the salt, doubling it to 2 teaspoons if necessary.

Fry corn tortillas to make them pliable and toasty.

Prepare toppings: lime crema (sour cream with lime), feta cheese, sliced avocado, and cilantro.

Assemble the tacos, being careful not to overload them.

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