Gather your mise en place; get together all of the equipment needed for the recipe and gather your ingredients.

Dice the onion and tomatillo and chop the chipotle

Measure out the oil, oregano, cumin, and adobo.

Bring a pot of water to a boil. Salt well. Add garlic cloves, and chicken. Reduce heat to a simmer and A gentle method of moist cooking. It involves submerging an item in barely simmering liquid until the desired doneness is achieved. Think of a poached egg!poach chicken until cooked through – 15 – 20 minutes. When cooked, remove from heat and set aside chicken to rest.

In a large pot add oil and heat over medium. Add onions and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until onions have browned around the edges, about 5 minutes. Add tomatillo and cook until it has begun to break down. Add oregano and cumin and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add tomatoes, chipotle, and adobo sauce and stir to combine. Remove from heat.

Carefully transfer sauce to a blender and To blend, grind or mash food until it is a thick, smooth, lump-free consistency.puree until smooth. Pour sauce back into the pot, and add bay leaf, and bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce to a simmer, and cook until the sauce thickens. Discard the bay leaf.

Pull chicken meat into strips, removing any pieces of fat, and bones. Stir chicken into sauce and cook over medium heat until warmed through, about 3 minutes. Remove from heat and Adding flavour to a food to enhance its taste. It can be as simple as salt and pepper or herbs, spices vinegars and condimentsseason with salt to taste.