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Tamarind and Chipotle Chicken
This recipe takes your ordinary chicken dinner from boring to fantastic. Chicken in a Mexican savory, sweet, and spicy sauce. Enjoy!
Prep Time
15
minutes
mins
Cook Time
45
minutes
mins
Total Time
1
hour
hr
Course:
Dinner, Lunch
Cuisine:
Mexican
Servings:
4
Calories:
565
kcal
Author:
Maggie Unzueta
Ingredients
8
chicken thighs
bone in
salt and pepper
6-8
tamarind
3
cups
water
1
pilloncillo
or 1 cup brown sugar
3
chipotles
Instructions
Season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper.
Bake them at 375 degrees, roughly 20-25 minutes.
In the meantime, remove tamarind shells and place in stockpot with 2 cups of water and piloncillo, or brown sugar.
Bring to a boil, and let boil for 1 minute.
Reduce flame and let cook for 10-15 minutes.
Remove from flame and let cool until it comes to room temperature.
Remove the seeds from the tamarind.
In a blender, add chipotle, tamarind, the water that it was cooked in. Add more water if until you reach desired thickness. Taste for good measure.
With a cooking brush, baste the chicken. Bake for 5 minutes. Baste the bottom of the chicken, and bake for an additional 5 minutes.
Enjoy!
Notes
If you can’t find tamarindo whole, look for tamarind paste in the Hispanic section at the grocery store
Nutrition
Calories:
565
kcal
|
Carbohydrates:
18
g
|
Protein:
37
g
|
Fat:
38
g
|
Saturated Fat:
10
g
|
Cholesterol:
221
mg
|
Sodium:
192
mg
|
Potassium:
498
mg
|
Fiber:
2
g
|
Sugar:
16
g
|
Vitamin A:
175
IU
|
Calcium:
34
mg
|
Iron:
1.7
mg