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Tacos de Pollo

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 20 tacos

Equipment

  • electric grinder
  • baking tray

Ingredients
  

  • 3 dried ancho chillies, cleaned, stem & seeds off
  • 9 pieces chicken thighs, no bones, no skin
  • 1 tablespoon salt
  • 3 tablespoon vegetable oil

Instructions
 

  • Start by cleaning the ancho chillies, remove the stem and seeds. Cut them into small pieces and place in small quantities in the grinder and grind until powder.
  • Preheat the oven to 180 C. Once you have the ancho chilli powder, place the chicken thighs on a baking tray and add the ancho chilli powder, salt and oil and mix.
  • Place the chicken in the oven and cook for 45 min. While the chicken in cooking in the oven, prepare the refried beans, guacamole and corn tortillas. The salsa macha can be make in advance.
  • Once the chicken is cooked, cut it in small pieces. Then you can place all the little dishes on the table, chicken, salsa, guacamole, frijolitos (beans) and tortillas, have these delicious tacos like this: Get a tortilla, put some refried beans, then some chicken, then the guacamole and top all up with a good dollop of salsa macha. Enjoy them with some really cold cervecitas (beers)
Keyword guacamole, mexican food, tacos