Sofrito Chicken Tacos

with Sweet Onion, Cotija & Cilantro


Allergens: Milk, Wheat, Soy

Total: 30 min • Prep: 10 min

Servings:
Ingredients
  • Red Sofrito

    2 ounce

  • Tomato Paste

    1 unit

  • Onion

    1 unit

  • Cotija Cheese

    ½ cup

  • Chicken Stock Concentrate

    1 unit

  • Chicken Cutlets

    12 ounce

  • Tomato

    1 unit

  • Lime

    1 unit

  • Flour Tortillas

    6 units

  • Mexican Spice Blend

    1 tablespoon

  • Cilantro

    ¼ ounce

Cooking steps
1
  • Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Wash and dry produce.

  • Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion. Dice tomato into ¼-inch pieces. Finely chop cilantro. Quarter lime

Ingredient Quantities
  • Onion

    1 unit

  • Tomato

    1 unit

  • Lime

    1 unit

  • Cilantro

    ¼ ounce

2
  • Once water is boiling, add chicken* to pot; poach until cooked through, 10-15 minutes.

  • Transfer chicken to a large bowl and shred meat with two forks. Discard poaching liquid.

3
  • While chicken poaches, heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add onion, 1 TBSP sugar (2 TBSP for 4 servings), salt, and pepper; cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened and transluscent, 6-8 minutes.

  • Transfer onion to a plate.

Ingredient Quantities
  • Onion

    1 unit

4
  • Add a drizzle of oil to pan used for onion over medium-high heat. Add tomato paste and cook, stirring, until darkened and fragrant, 30-60 seconds. Stir in sofrito, stock concentrate, Mexican Spice Blend, and  cup water (⅔ cup for 4 servings). Cook, stirring occassionally, until liquid has reduced and slightly thickened, 1-2 minutes.

  • Add caramelized onion and shedded chicken to pan with sauce; stir until fully combined. 

Ingredient Quantities
  • Tomato Paste

    1 unit

  • Onion

    1 unit

  • Tomato

    1 unit

  • Mexican Spice Blend

    1 tablespoon

5
  • Wrap tortillas in damp paper towels and microwave until warm and pliable, 30-60 seconds.

6
  • Divide tortillas between plates. Using tongs or a slotted spoon, divide sofrito chicken between tortillas. Top with tomato, cotija, and cilantro. Serve with lime wedges on the side.
Ingredient Quantities
  • Tomato

    1 unit

  • Lime

    1 unit

  • Cilantro

    ¼ ounce