Easy adobo verde that can be used for chicken, pork, vegetables and shrimp!
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 35 minutesminutes
Cook Time 35 minutesminutes
Total Time 1 hourhour10 minutesminutes
Servings 4Servings
Ingredients
Adobo Verde
small to med bunch of cilantrowashed, remove thick stems at the bottom
small to medium bunch of flat leaf parsleywashed, remove thick stems at the bottom
6 large serrano peppers, previously dry roasted
8-10large cloves of garlic, previously roasted
1 1/2tbspsfresh oregano leaves
1tspdried thyme
1tspdried marjoram
Juice of 2 limes
1/4cupapple cider vinegar
1 1/4cupavocado or olive oil
Salt and pepper, to taste
You Also Need
2poundsboneless chicken thighs or breastsliced
salt and pepper
3tablespoonsavocado or olive oil
1/2white onionsliced thin thin
1serrano or jalapeñosliced thin or minced
Juice of 1 lime
2tablespoonschopped cilantro
Instructions
For Adobo
After dry roasting the serrano peppers and garlic, peel skins from garlic and transfer to the blender.
Also to the blender, add the cilantro, parsley, thyme, marjoram, oregano, lime juice, vinegar and oil. Season with salt and pepper, to taste. Blend on high until smooth. Taste for salt. Set aside.
For Chicken
Slice the chicken into bite size pieces. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Mix in 3/4 cup of adobo to chicken. Set aside.
Preheat 2 tablespoons of oil to medium/high heat for a few minutes. Add the chicken and stir fry for a few minutes or until it begins to brown in spots. Add the onions and chile pepper. Saute for another 2-3 minutes.
Mix in 3-4 more tablespoons of adobo once chicken is fully cooked and nicely browned. Cook for just another minute. Serve on warm tortillas. Garnish with lime and cilantro. Store remaining adobo in glass jar for a few weeks in the refrigerator.
For cheesy chicken taco version: Heat corn tortillas on preheated comal or griddle. When tortilla is soft, add some good melting cheese and cook just until cheese begins to melt. Transfer to serving plate and top with chicken. Serve with a side of Mexican Rice.
Notes
*You will also need a good melting cheese and corn tortillas for building the tacos. For this recipe I used a Mexican cheese called queso quesadilla(Cacique brand), but muenster or jack would work as well.How to dry roast. Dry roasting is a very traditional cooking method in the Mexican kitchen. After removing the stems from chile peppers, transfer to a comal(griddle) with the cloves of garlic that still have their skins on. Heat to medium. After a few minutes the peppers will start to crackle and blister in some spots. Turn ingredients as needed for the next 15 minutes. Remove skins from garlic before blending.