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Ingredients
Poached Chicken
- ½ tsp whole black peppercorns
- 4 oz yellow onions, cut into pieces
- 2 garlic cloves
- 3 sprigs fresh cilantro, plus extra to garnish
- 28 oz chicken breasts, skinless, boneless, organic (approx. 4 breasts)
- 2 Parmesan stock cubes, frozen (see Tip)
- 40 oz water, plus extra if needed to cover
Black Bean Sauce
- 2 cans black beans, undrained (30 oz, including liquid)
- 8 oz tomatoes, halved
-
2
tsp vegetable stock paste
or 2 tsp homemade salt substitute and flavor enhancer (see Tip) - 4 oz red onions, cut into pieces, plus extra, sliced, to garnish
- 1 garlic clove
- ¼ tsp oregano
- 1 - 2 chipotle chilies, in adobo sauce, canned, to taste
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ oz extra virgin olive oil
- 12 corn tortillas (see Tip)
Assembly
- 4 oz cotija cheese, crumbled
- Mexican crema, to drizzle
- 1 lime, in wedges
- Nutrition
- per 1 portion
- Calories
- 3477 kJ / 831 kcal
- Protein
- 74 g
- Carbohydrates
- 95 g
- Fat
- 18 g
- Saturated Fat
- 7 g
- Fibre
- 24 g
- Sodium
- 755 mg