Authentic home cooking from Mexico, with US measurements.

Originally published on Cookpad Mexico as Barbacoa de pollo en olla express

Chicken Barbacoa in Pressure Cooker

Name: Chicken Barbacoa in Pressure Cooker
Ingredients: 1 chicken breast and 2 chicken thighs; 4 guajillo chiles (use fewer if you prefer less heat); 9 morita chiles; 2 canned chipotle chiles; oregano, to taste; 3 garlic cloves; 3 bay leaves; 2 avocado leaves; thyme; salt and pepper, to taste; 1/4 cup vinegar (60 ml); 1/4 cup cooking water from the chiles (60 ml); 2 ancho chiles; tequila (optional); cola (only if the sauce is too acidic); 2 tomatoes; 1/2 onion; 1 chicken bouillon cube

panaderia, pasteleria y/o reposteria dariem @cook_7558155

agua dulce, veracruz

I didn't have time to cook it in the steamer, but it turned out delicious.

panaderia, pasteleria y/o reposteria dariem @cook_7558155

agua dulce, veracruz

I didn't have time to cook it in the steamer, but it turned out delicious.

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Ingredients

1chicken breast and 2 chicken thighs
4guajillo chiles (use fewer if you prefer less heat)
9morita chiles
2canned chipotle chiles
oregano, to taste
3garlic cloves
3bay leaves
2avocado leaves
thyme
salt and pepper, to taste
1/4 cupvinegar (60 ml)
1/4 cupcooking water from the chiles (60 ml)
2ancho chiles
tequila (optional)
cola (only if the sauce is too acidic)
2tomatoes
1/2onion
1chicken bouillon cube

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Steps

1

Wash and drain the chicken, then place it in a bowl.
2

Cook the tomatoes.
3

Blend the tomatoes, garlic, onion, chiles, and chicken bouillon cube. Pour the mixture over the chicken, using the vinegar and chile cooking water to help blend.
4

Add the bay leaves, avocado leaves, and thyme.
5

Cover tightly with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.
6

Line the bottom of the pressure cooker with banana leaves, add the chicken and sauce carefully. If needed, add more water.
7

Cover with more banana leaves and seal the pressure cooker.
8

Cook over low heat for 1 hour, or until the pressure cooker whistles. Transfer the chicken to another pot, removing the leaves.
9

Taste and, if the sauce is too acidic, add cola to balance the flavor.
10

Add 3/4 cup tequila (180 ml), and let it simmer for 5 more minutes to cook off the alcohol.
11

Done!

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panaderia, pasteleria y/o reposteria dariem @cook_7558155

Published in the US on May 06, 2026 13:46

agua dulce, veracruz

empezando mi pequeño negocio poco a poco voy subiendo de nivel.me gusta cocinar, hacer panes y postres pero no me sale el decorado asi que lo perfecciono cada semana o cada vez que puedo.

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