Gorditas Chicken Filling

Name: Gorditas Chicken Filling
Yield: Makes 2 cups
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 garlic clove, minced; 3 tablespoons canola oil; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; Salt and freshly ground black pepper; 3 scallions, white and green parts, chopped; ½ cup canned chopped tomatoes, with juice; 1½ cups shredded cooked chicken; 1 jalapeño, minced

Preparation info

Makes
2 cups

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

La Comida del Barrio

By Aarón Sánchez

Published 2003

About

I grew up eating gorditas stuffed with chicken. This filling is very versatile: for a torta sandwich; folded into scrambled eggs; or just put 2 tablespoons in a corn tortilla, roll it up like a cigar, secure with toothpicks, and deep-fry to make flautas.

Ingredients

3 tablespoons canola oil
1 garlic clove, minced
½ cup canned chopped

Americas
United States
Snack
Sandwich
Street Food
Gluten-free

Method

In a large skillet, heat the oil over a medium flame until smoking. Add the garlic and cook until it just starts to turn golden, about 1 minute. Add the tomatoes, scallions, and jalapeño, and cook stirring, for 5 minutes. Add the shredded chicken, season with salt and pepper to taste, and cook for 5 minutes to combine the flavors.