Tinga

[Genny]

Tinga

My recipe for Tinga comes from a friend who grew up and lives in Monterrey, Mexico so it is as authentic as they come...and soooo delicious! One chipotle chili makes this warm, two can make this HOT so use sparingly if you are not used to them. (You really don't want to use the whole can)

• 1 lb Beef Brisket
  
• 2-1/2 whole onions
  
• 3 cloves garlic
  
• 1 lb package Mexican chorizo
  
• 1 chipotle chile from canned in adobo
  
• 1 c tomato sauce
  
• 1/2 c chicken or beef stock (optional)
  
• 12 each corn tortilla
  

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Salt and Pepper beef brisket and place in crock pot on LOW with one onion coarse chopped and 2 cloves garlic just smashed. Let cook with lid on 6-8 hours, preferrably overnight.

Once beef has cooled, remove it from the crock pot and shred. Reserve the liquid that has come from the meat. (If liquid is burned, you may discard)

Cook chorizo, drain and return the red chorizo grease back into pan.

Add thinly sliced onion to the chorizo grease and cook until translucent. Remove from grease, may place on top of bowl containing cooked chorizo but do not mix them.

Add shredded beef to remaining chorizo grease. Cook until heated through and grease is absorbed. Remove from pan (may place on top of onions but do not mix).

To make sauce: Add reserved juice from cooked meat or 1/2 cup strong chicken or beef stock, 1/2 chopped onion and one chopped clove garlic, about 1/2 cup tomato sauce and 1 chipoltle chile. Blend until smooth. Salt to taste. Add additional tomato sauce and up to 1 more chipoltle chile (they are very hot!) to taste. Blend until smooth. This will have a smokey, barbeque flavor.

Pour sauce into the pan used for cooking other items and heat through on medium until warmed and color darkens slightly. Add beef and incorpoate into sauce, add onions and incorporate thoroughly, add chorizo and incorporate thoroughly. Cook together on low for 15-20 minutes to let the flavors meld, its even better as left overs!

Keywords: Main Dish, Mexican, Beef, Dinner, Easy, Hot and Spicy

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