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Shredded Chicken Burritos With Cactus Pear Sauce Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Elaina253 / All my dishes 1 year, 3 months ago This is to die for! What a combination of flavors! My family loved it and have added this to our regular rotation! Prep:60m Cook:60m Servings:6	Elaina253
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Ingredients

For the Cactus Pear Sauce

4 Bolivian Sweet Red Onions 3 whole and 1 diced

2 tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil

1/2 cup Cactus Pears (use Red Cactus Pears) peeled purred and strained

1/2 cup Apples (use Green Apples) peeled cored and pureed

4 tablespoons Unsalted Butter divided

1 1/2 teaspoons Ground Cumin

1 teaspoon Crushed Red Pepper

1 teaspoon Ground Coriander

1 Serrano Chiles minced

3 clovesPeeled Garlic chopped

1 teaspoon Lime zested

1/3 cup Worcestershire Sauce

1/2 cup Tequila

1/4 cup Cider vinegar

2 tablespoons Lime Juice

3/4 cup Water

For the Burrito

1 1/2 pounds Boneless and Skinless Chicken Breasts cubed

6 large Flour Tortillas

1 jar Fire Roasted Sweet Red Bell Peppers drained

4 1/2 cups Soy Shreds (use Cheddar Flavor)

1 1/4 cups Sour Cream

2 Jalapeno Chile diced

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 ºF.

Coat the whole onions with the olive oil, place on a baking sheet and place in the oven. Cook until inside layers are soft, about 30-45 minutes. When cool enough to handle, peel off charred outside layers and discard. Place the onions, the cactus puree and the apple puree in a blender and mix well.

In a saucepan, melt 1 tablespoon of the butter and caramelize the diced onion. Add the cumin and the next 5 ingredients and cook for 2 minutes. Next add the Worcestershire and the next 3 ingredients and reduce by half over medium-high heat. Stir in the cactus pear puree mix, water and salt to taste. Bring to a simmer. Remove from the heat and swirl in the remaining butter. Carefully blend the sauce until smooth.

In a saucepan, place the chicken cubes and cover with the cactus pear sauce. Stir and bring to a simmer. Stirring occasionally, cook over low heat for about 1 hour so chicken gets very flavorful and tender. Remove from the sauce and shred the chicken using 2 forks.

To build your burrito: reheat the chicken but be careful not to dry it out.

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