From Gerardo Hernandez's kitchen in Mexico.

Originally published on Cookpad Mexico as Mixiotes de pollo, with US measurements.

Mixiotes de Pollo

Name: Mixiotes de Pollo
Total time: 9000 s
Yield: Serves 27 servings
Ingredients: 27 pieces chicken leg quarters; 16 quarts water (15 liters); 1 onion; 2 cloves garlic; 6 dried guajillo chiles, seeded; 4 dried ancho chiles; 1 stick cinnamon; 3 whole black peppercorns; 1 pinch cumin; 3 avocado leaves; 2 tablespoons white vinegar (30 ml); 9 pounds nopales (cactus paddles) (4 kg); Salt, to taste; as needed Aluminum foil,

Gerardo Hernandez @cook_18828165

Iztapalapa Cdmx

Mixiotes de Pollo

Gerardo Hernandez @cook_18828165

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Ingredients

2 hours 30 minutes

Serves 27 servings

27 pieceschicken leg quarters
16 quartswater (15 liters)
1onion
2 clovesgarlic
6dried guajillo chiles, seeded
4dried ancho chiles
1 stickcinnamon
3whole black peppercorns
1 pinchcumin
3avocado leaves
2 tablespoonswhite vinegar (30 ml)
9 poundsnopales (cactus paddles) (4 kg)
Salt, to taste
as neededAluminum foil,

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Steps

2 hours 30 minutes

1

Cook the chicken in the water with the onion and garlic.
2

Boil the chiles with the spices and vinegar, then blend and set aside.
3

Cut the nopales into thin strips and cook them.
4

Cut large pieces of aluminum foil and fold to form pouches.
5

Place the chicken inside the foil, add the chile sauce and cooked nopales.
6

Repeat until all the chicken is used.
7

Serve with spaghetti or another side dish.

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Gerardo Hernandez @cook_18828165

Published in the US on August 04, 2025 14:01

Iztapalapa Cdmx

pues ya llevo diez años en cocina e trabajado en varios restaurantes pero lo mejor de todo esto es que e aprendido varias técnicas y procesos para la elaboración de alimentos y se que uno nunca termina de parender y espero seguir aprendiendo en esto que es lo que mas me gusta .

Keywords

Chilies Onion Ancho Chile Avocado Chicken Leg Quarter Garlic

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