Mucbipollo in the Skillet

Name: Mucbipollo in the Skillet
Prep time: 240 min
Cook time: 180 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexicana
Ingredients: water; 1/4 onions; 1 head garlic; 600 grams pork leg; 1 sprig epazote; 1/4 cups achiote, liquid; 4 chicken drumsticks; 4 chicken thighs; 1 cup masa dough, 200 g; 2 cups water, room temperature; 3 tablespoons lard; 1/4 cups achiote, liquid; 5 banana leaves; 1 1/2 kilos masa dough; onion, pickled, for decoration

Liverpool

Learn to cook this emblematic Yucatecan dish for Day of the Dead, a traditional Mucbipollo with the help of your T-Fal Hard Titanium skillet.

The mucbipollo is similar to a tamale, but it is filled with chicken and pork, in an achiote dough and wrapped in a banana leaf. A true delight worthy of preparing for our deceased on their day.

Reviewed by Editorial Team of Kiwilimón

Published: 29-10-2020

Preparation

Low

In a small pot with boiling water, cook the onion, garlic, pork leg, and epazote, and at the first boil, add the achiote. After 20 minutes of cooking, add the chicken pieces and cook for about 40 more minutes. On a cutting board, shred the pieces of chicken and pork. Set aside. To make the k’ool, in a bowl place the dough and dissolve with room temperature water, add it to the broth where the chicken and pork were prepared. Cook until it comes to a boil and thickens. Set aside. To prepare the dough, place the corn dough, lard, and liquid achiote in a bowl. Knead thoroughly until the ingredients are integrated. For the base and the lid of the mucbipollo. For the base, place the banana leaf on the T-Fal Hard Titanium skillet and on top, press and spread the dough forming a circle with edges; for the lid, spread the dough but it should be a little thinner than the base. Add the shredded meats and the k’ool, cover with the lid, and wrap with the same banana leaf, place the lid of the T-Fal Hard Titanium skillet to form steam, cook on very low heat for about 3 hours To know if it is cooked, insert a toothpick and if it comes out clean, your mucbipollo is ready. Serve hot and accompany with pickled onions.

Nutritional information

* Information per 100g serving, percentage of daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Energy

269.3

kcal

13.47%

Carbohydrate, by difference

43.4

14.47%

Protein

8.4

16.8%

Total lipid (fat)

7.4

11.38%

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