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Method
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Bake. Heat oil in a Dutch oven or big pot over a medium-high flame till shimmering. Tip in chicken thighs skin-side down and cook till well browned, around 6 minutes. Flip thighs and carry on cooking till other side is gently browned, around 3 minutes. Move chicken in order to a plate, leaving fat in pan, plus keep to one side. Add onions and garlic to Dutch oven and heat, mixing now and then, till onions have browned around the edges, around 5 minutes. Add tomatillo and cook till browned around the edges, around 4 minutes. Tip in oregano and cumin and cook till fragrant, around 30 seconds. Add tomatoes, chipotle, and adobo sauce and mix well. Remove from heat. Move sauce to the jar of a blender plus purée till there are no lumps left. Pour sauce back into pan, mix in chicken stock plus bay leaf, and bring to the boil over a mid-sized flame. Nestle chicken thighs in sauce, reduce in order to a simmer, plus heat till meat registers 75°C (74°C) in thickest part of thigh upon an instant-read thermometer. Move chicken to a plate and leave to sit till cool enough to handle. Take out sauce off heat plus discard bay leaf. Pull chicken meat in strips, discarding skin, any big pieces of fat, and bones. Mix chicken into sauce and cook over a mid-sized flame till warmed through, around 3 minutes. Remove from heat and add salt till it tastes right till it tastes right. Spoon chicken into warm tortillas and top using tomatillo salsa, onion, cilantro, and cotija cheese. Offer with lime wedges.
Storage
Keep covered and eat within a few days; freeze leftovers if the dish allows it.
Why this label?
22.8 g protein for 304 kcal = 7.5 g per 100 kcal, so protein gives about 30% of the energy. High protein needs at least 20% (5 g per 100 kcal), the condition in the Annex to EU Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006. How we decide
Free sugars
0 g per serving
0 % of the 50 g daily maximum · 0 % of the ideal 25 g
Free sugars under 50 g a day, ideally about 25 g, based on WHO free-sugar guidance (not endorsed by WHO). The share shown is the share of one serving. WHO
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- scales
- baking tin or tray
- saucepan
Nutrition per serving Calculated from USDA FoodData Central
| Per serving | Amount |
|---|---|
| Energy | 304 kcal |
| Protein | 22.8 g |
| Carbohydrate | 6.6 g |
| of which sugars | 3.7 g |
| of which free sugars | 0 g |
| Fat | 20.5 g |
| of which saturates | 5.4 g |
| Fibre | 2.2 g |
| Salt | 0.74 g |
Protein per 100 kcal
7.5 g meets High protein (≥ 5 g per 100 kcal = 20% of energy, and ≥ 10 g per serving)
Calculated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient values
