Chicken Mixiote with Nopales

Name: Chicken Mixiote with Nopales
Prep time: 120 min
Cook time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexicana
Ingredients: 1 tablespoon vegetable oil; 2 tomatillos; 1/4 onions; 2 cloves garlic; 6 guajillo chiles, deveined; 2 ancho chiles, deveined; 1 teaspoon oregano; 2 pepper; 2 cloves; 2 leaves bay; 1/2 teaspoons cumin; 1/2 cups orange juice; 2 chicken thighs; 2 chicken drumsticks; 2 cups nopal, sliced into strips; avocado leaves; salt

Melissa Veytia

Mixiotes are a typical dish from Mexico, usually made with marinated meat and steamed. This chicken mixiote recipe will delight you with its traditional flavor of spices and the aroma that wafts when you open them.

Reviewed by Editorial Team of Kiwilimón

Published: 28-04-2017

Preparation

30 mins

1h 30 mins

Low

Heat the oil in a skillet over medium heat and cook the tomatoes, onion, and garlic. Add the chiles and cook for a few minutes over low heat, making sure they don't burn. Add the spices, pour in the orange juice, cook for 2 minutes to soften the chiles, and season with salt. Let it cool slightly. Blend the previous preparation until you obtain a thick sauce. In a bowl, add the pieces of chicken, pour in the sauce, and mix. On a sheet of aluminum foil, place an avocado leaf on top, add the piece of chicken, add nopales, and close it up. Place the mixiotes on the rack of a steamer and cook for 90 minutes.