Pork Tinga with Potatoes, Avocado (fresh cheese optional)

My favorite tinga recipe

Category: Main Dish

Cuisine: Mexican

2 reviews 
Ready in 7 hours

part of Make Ahead Recipes collection

by jmeier

Ingredients

1 tablespoon vegetable or olive oil

1 pound lean boneless pork shoulder, trimmed and cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes

4 ounces chorizo sausage removed from its casing

4 to 5 medium (about 3/4 pound total) red-skinned potatoes, quartered

1 large white onion sliced 1/4 inch thick

1 garlic clove minced

1 28-ounce can diced tomatoes in juice (preferably fire-roasted)

2 to 3 canned chipotle chiles en adobo, finely chopped

4 teaspoons chipotle canning sauce

1 tablespoon Worcestershire sauce

1/2 teaspoon dried oregano preferably Mexican

Salt

1/2 cup crumbled Mexican queso fresco

1 ripe avocado pitted, flesh scooped from the skin and diced

Warm corn tortillas


Directions

Heat the oil in a stovetop-rated slow cooker liner over medium-high heat. (If your slow cooker liner isn?t made from a material that can be used on a stovetop, use a very large (12-inch) non-stick skillet.) Once the oil is very hot, add the pork and chorizo in an single layer and cook, stirring until the meat has browned, about 6 to 8 minutes. Turn off the heat and if you?re using a skillet, transfer the meat and its juices into the slow cooker. Add the potatoes. In a large bowl, combine the onions, garlic, tomatoes, chipotles, adobo sauce, Worcestershire, oregano and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Pour mixture into the slow cooker and stir to mix thoroughly. Cook for 6 hours at the highest temperature. After six hours, gently stir the tinga. If the sauce seems too thick, stir in a little water. Taste, and season with salt if you think the dish needs it. Scoop into a large bowl, sprinkle with the fresh cheese and diced avocado, and serve with warm tortillas.

Reviews


new-cook-919602

its very good

griseldalopez27

It's not necessary to brown the pork in oil.

kathycookreddy

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