tinga poblano

(1 rating)
Recipe by
Jean Moore
PHX, AZ

Very traditional Mexican recipe. Everybody loved it! You can make it spicy hot or not.

(1 rating)
yield 6 serving(s)
prep time 20 Min
cook time 30 Min

Ingredients For tinga poblano

  • 2 lb
    pork loin, boneless
  • 1
    onion sliced thin
  • 2
    large tomatoes chopped (canned roasted tomatoes are great)
  • 1
    bay leaf
  • 1/2 tsp
    oregano
  • 1/2 tsp
    thyme
  • 1/2 c
    chopped cilantro separated
  • 2 clove
    garlic chopped (from jar is fine)
  • 1/2 c
    chicken stock, light
  • 1 lb
    chorizo - loose
  • 1 can
    adobo with chilis
  • 1
    avocado sliced sprinkled with lime juice
  • 1/4 c
    lime juice
  • 1/2 lb
    monterey jack cheese

How To Make tinga poblano

  • 1
    place pork loin in a skillet sprayed with PAM and brown all sides, cooking for about 6 minutes
  • 2
    place Chorizo (mexican sausage) in a pan, breaking it up until cooked.
  • 3
    drain most fat from the cooked chorizo and add the sliced onion and garlic. cook approx. 5 minutes and add tomatoes 1/2 the cilantro, the spices plus the chicken stock, allow to simmer.
  • 4
    place the pork loin on a cutting board and slice diagonally. Add half to the sauce you have made.
  • 5
    Add 1/4 cup adobo sauce and 1 or 2 peppers (seeds and all) to the sauce, mashing them as you add them. You may add more peppers for how hot you like it.
  • 6
    plate the sauce, lay the pork slices on top, garnish with avocado slices & cilantro and lime slice. Add slices of a chunk of jack cheese. Add S&P as desired.
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