Ingredients
Salsa Verde:
- 12 tomatillos, husked and rinsed
- 2 jalapeno peppers, stemmed
- 1 onion, quartered
- Splash white vinegar
- Water
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro leaves, coarsely chopped
- 2 limes, juiced
- Salt
- 3 poblano peppers
- Extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 onion, sliced
- 3 garlic cloves, chopped
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 4 cups canned chicken stock
- 1 deli roasted chicken, about 3 pounds, boned, meat shredded
- Leaves from 1/2 bunch fresh cilantro, chopped
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 12 large corn tortillas
- 1/2 pound Monterey jack cheese, shredded
- Chunky Guacamole, recipe follows
- 1 pint sour cream
Directions
Make the salsa: Put the tomatillos, jalapenos, and onion in a saucepan with the vinegar and water to cover. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat and poach until the tomatillos are soft, about 10 minutes. Drain. Put the vegetables in a blender, add the cumin, and puree. Add the cilantro, lime juice, and salt, and pulse to combine. Set aside.
Meanwhile, place the poblano peppers directly over the flame on a gas stove and cook, turning with tongs, until the skin is charred and blackened. (Or, if you have an electric stove, put the chiles on a baking sheet and broil, turning with tongs, until the skin is blackened.) Skin the peppers; then seed, core, and dice them.
Heat a 2-count of olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the onion and cook until softened and caramelized, 5 to 7 minutes. Add the garlic and cook 1 minute. Stir in the cumin and cook 1 minute. Then sprinkle on the flour and cook, stirring, 1 more minute. Gradually pour in the stock, stirring constantly. Bring to a simmer, stirring to make sure the flour doesn't stick to the bottom of the pan; the liquid will thicken. Fold in the chicken, diced peppers, and cilantro, and season well with salt and pepper.
To assemble the dish: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Get your self a large baking dish. Dip a tortilla into the tomatilla salsa and put it on a cutting board. Put a big scoop of the chicken mixture in the center, sprinkle with a little of the cheese, and roll the tortilla like a cigar to enclose the filling. Use a spatula to place it seam side down in the baking dish. Continue to fill all of the tortillas and put them in the baking dish. Pour the remaining tomatilla salsa over the top and sprinkle with the remaining cheese. Bake uncovered for about 30 minutes until bubbly and cracked on top. Serve hot with the guacamole and sour cream.
Chunky Guacamole:
4 ripe avocados
3 limes, juiced
1/2 red onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, minced
2 serrano chiles, sliced thinly
1 big handful fresh cilantro, finely chopped
Extra-virgin olive oil
Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
Halve and pit the avocados. Scoop out the flesh with a tablespoon into a mixing bowl. Mash the avocados with a fork, leaving them somewhat chunky. Add the remaining ingredients, and fold everything together to gently mix. Lay a piece of plastic wrap right on the surface of the guacamole so it doesn't brown and refrigerate 1 hour before serving.


















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By delphinium79_51...
on January 23, 2012
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So good! I just boiled bone in chicken breasts and shredded!Im sure the rotisserie is more flavorful but this worked! I subsituted flour tortillas for the corn!(FYI never try low carb wraps...so soggy! Yeah the sauce was too thin but either use less broth or add a slurry no big deal! These are so worth the work!
By rvkirby
Blaine, WA
on January 13, 2012
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I thought this was a tasty recipe! I did make a few changes: when boiling the tomatillos, I added 2 garlic cloves; to the filling I added some dried New Mexico red chilis to give it more kick. I also substituted corn tortillas for the corn/flour combo tortillas which made them much more pliable and they didn't tear at all. If you still wanted to use corn, you could fry them in oil first(pat of excess oil with a paper toweland they shouldn't tear on you.
The recipes calls for 4 cups of stock for the filling sauce, but if you add a little at a time you just stop adding when it is thick enough. I used between 3 to 3 1/2 cups of stock and my sauce came out just fine.
Overall I thought this was a very good recipe and I plan to keep using it!
By kmross81_686183
Maple Valley, WA
on December 28, 2011
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The sauce with the chicken never thickened properly. I added a slurry using cornstarch and cold water to get it to the right consistency. I also used a trick from America's test kitchen to make the tortillas pliable. Spray them on both sides with vegetable spray and put them on a cookie sheet in a 300 degree oven for 2-4 minutes. They roll so easily without cracking. Overall a good recipe but not a 5 star since the sauce didn't turn out right.
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