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Pollo en Chile Verde (Green Chile Chicken)

A traditional Mexican dish combining the wonderful flavors of tomatillo, green chiles and cilantro.
Servings:
4
Preparation Time:
1.5 hours

Ingredients

  • 1 pound tomatillos
  • 4 serrano chiles
  • 2 poblano chiles or 3 new mexican green chiles
  • 2 clove garlic
  • 1/2 medium onion
  • 1 small bunch cilantro
  • 2 pounds chicken breast
  • 1/4 teaspoon chipotle powder
  • 1/2 cup hot water
  • salt and pepper to taste
Cooking Instructions
  1. Chop up the tomatillos and cook them over medium low heat, stirring occasionally for about 10 minutes
  2. Chop the chiles, garlic, onion and cilantro, then puree them together in a blender.
  3. Add the puree to the tomatillos. I then usually use the hot water to get the last of the puree out of the blender and into the pot.
  4. Cut the chicken into bite sized pieces and add to the mix.
  5. Cook over medium heat for 1 hour and 15 minutes. Add the salt, pepper and chipotle to tase about half way through the cooking time.
  6. Serve with rice
Source:
Hot & Spicy Mexican - Dave DeWitt, Mary Jane Wilan and Melissa T. Stock
dave – Sun, 2005 – 11 – 06 23:06
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