Pulled Chicken for Tacos

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Pulled Chicken for Tacos Yum
Feel free to make a big batch, it freezes well.
Servings
lbs chicken thighs
Ingredients
Servings
lbs chicken thighs
Ingredients
Instructions
  1. Remove thigh skin. Either discard or see notes below. Pat thighs well dry with paper towels. Do NOT skip that step.
  2. Lightly salt both sides of thighs and refrigerated from a couple of hours to overnight.
  3. Chop the onion and garlic.
  4. Select a covered pan or pot wide enough to brown all thighs at once. Preferably not cast iron - It's not a good idea to reduce an acidic sauce in cast iron. Add oil and heat to shimmering.
  5. OPTIONAL ALTERNATIVE To oil... put the whole skins in the pot and brown them, turning every minute or two, until the fat has rendered and the skins have browned nicely. Then remove them, leaving the rendered fat in the pan. You can either discard the skins, salt them and use them as snacks, or vacuum seal and freeze them to toss into your next batch of chicken stock.
  6. Add thighs to pot and Brown on both sides (about 4 minutes each) remove and set aside.
  7. Add onion, cumin, chili powder and a big pinch of salt and pepper. Cook onion a couple of minutes.
  8. Add garlic. Continue cooking until onions are well softened and browning.
  9. Return chicken, add salsa and stock then bring to a simmer.
  10. Cover and slow simmer for 30 minutes.
  11. Remove chicken and set aside.
  12. Add lime zest to sauce.
  13. Simmer sauce uncovered until reduced by half, stirring periodically.
  14. While sauce is reducing, debone and shred thigh meat with a couple of forks. Let it cool a bit first or delegate this task to someone annoying.
  15. Mix shredded meat back into sauce and reduce heat to low. Add lime juice. Salt and pepper to taste.
Recipe Notes

Rather than discarding the skin, consider packaging and freezing it for the next time you make poultry stock. Brown it and toss it in. Om nom nom nom!

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