Mixiotes de Pollo
Mixiotes de Pollo are easy to make and packed with flavor. This recipe features tasty and tender chicken thighs cooked in a rich chile sauce.
Servings: 4 people
Calories: 136kcal
Equipment
- Steamer pot
- Foil Paper
Ingredients
For Adobo Sauce
- 4 ancho chiles stem removed, deveined, and seeds removed
- 2 guajillo chiles stem removed, deveined, and seeds removed
- 3 cups water (for rehydrating chiles)
- 8 garlic cloves
- ¼ cinnamon stick (piece)
- pinch ground cumin
- pinch oregano
- 2 whole cloves
- 1 ½ teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoon apple cider vinegar
- 1 cup water (for blending the sauce)
For the Chicken
- 8 pieces chicken thighs bone-in, skin removed
- 8 bay leaves
- 2 cactus paddles (thorns removed)
- 6 cups water (for steaming)
Instructions
To Make the Adobo Sauce:
- Boil 3 cups of water.
- Add the dried chiles.
- Cover and let sit for 5 minutes, or until fully rehydrated.
- Place rehydrated chiles, garlic, cinnamon, cumin, oregano, cloves, salt, apple cider vinegar, and water in a blender.
- Blend until smooth.
- Strain the sauce removing any bits of chile that remained.
- Set aside until ready to use.
For the Chicken:
- Rinse the chicken and pat dry.
- Pour the sauce all over the chicken.
- Cover with plastic wrap and place in the fridge.
- Marinate for 4 hours or up to overnight.
How to Assemble Foil Packets:
- Tear off a large rectangular piece of foil paper.
- To the center, place a bay leaf.
- On top of the bay leaf, add the chicken and slices of cactus.
- Tightly fold the side in.
- Then fold in the ends.
- Set aside and continue until there is no more chicken.
- Add water to the bottom of a large steamer pot.
- Carefully place the foil packets.
- Steam on medium heat for 1 ½ hours.
- Remove and serve.
Notes
Instead of dried bay leaves, you can also use avocado leaves or fresh bay leaves. Be sure to REMOVE before eating.
HOW COOK ON THE GRILL:
Covered over indirect heat for 50 to 55 minutes or until chicken is cooked through. When the chicken reaches an internal temp of 160F, it’s ready.
No foil paper? You can also use wax paper.
Nutrition
Calories: 136kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 3g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 2mg | Sodium: 939mg | Potassium: 728mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 15g | Vitamin A: 9752IU | Vitamin C: 14mg | Calcium: 52mg | Iron: 2mg