Copycat Garcias Mexican Restaurant Pollo Fundido Recipes

AMAZING POLLO FUNDIDO

Steps:

• Dice your peppers, onion,and the chicken.
• Add seasonings.
• Cook in a saucepan until vegetables are soft and the chicken is fully cooked.
• Remove from heat.
• If you have a deep fryer start to heat it up.
• If you don't, use a big pot and heat the 2 cups of vegetable oil.
• You will be deep frying!
• (Tip:Flour tortillas are easier to work with when they are warm)
• Fill the tortillas with the chicken mixture and roll.
• (Tip: You might want to use tooth picks to keep the tortillas closed in the deep fryer).
• Place the filled tortilla in the deep fryer until crispy and brown.
• When done place on a paper towel to soak some of the grease.
• Put the finished tortillas in a baking dish large enough to fit all 12; set aside.
• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• To make filling: In a blender, Put the cream cheese, sour cream, half& half, garlic, and Jalapeño blend until creamy.
• Spoon the mixture over the tortillas, until covered sprinkle cheese on top.
• Bake in oven until the cheese has melted.
• Great with Mexican rice!

POLLO FUNDIDO

Steps:

• Boil chicken in water (or broth) until cooked through.
• Let cool enough to handle, and then shred. Place in large mixing bowl.
• Saute green pepper and onion in a small amount of butter or oil until pepper is tender and onion is translucent.
• Add to chicken in bowl.
• If you have a deep fryer, fill it up and turn it on. If not, heat up 2 inches of oil in a large fry pan over medium-high heat.
• While the oil is heating, make sauce. Combine cream cheese, sour cream, jalapeños, half and half, and garlic cloves together in a blender. Blend on high speed until smooth.
• Add half of the sauce mix to the chicken mixture.
• Add 1/2 cup of cheese to chicken mixture, and stir to combine all together.
• Place approximately 1/2 cup of chicken mixture on a tortilla and roll up "burrito style". Repeat for remaining mixture.
• Fry "burritos" in oil until golden brown, turning once if frying in a fry pan.
• Remove to paper towels to drain.
• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Place chicken "burritos" in a large glass pan (9x13 is recommended).
• Pour remaining sauce over the top (you can reserve about 3/4 cup, if desired, for serving on the side).
• Sprinkle with remaining cheese.
• Place in oven for approximately 15 minutes, or until cheese is melted.

POLLO FUNDIDO

Steps:

• For the Guisado: Fill up large pot with water. Add salt.
• Boil the whole chicken until it is fully cooked and falling off the bones.
• Remove the chicken from pot, let it cool off and then remove the skin and bones.
• Save the chicken broth, but skim the top of it.
• Pick apart the meat, shred it and put aside.
• In a different pot, fill it with enough chicken broth to cover the bottom of the pan.
• Chop the green pepper, onion and celery.
• Add your chopped vegetables to the pot and simmer over medium heat until softened, about 30 minutes (you may want to add more broth as it evaporates).
• Crush the tomatoes and add to the cooked vegetables, along with the garlic and pepper.
• Add the cooked chicken and simmer over medium heat for 15-20 minutes.
• Remove from stove and drain any excess juice.
• For the cream cheese mixture: Soften cream cheese and place in mixing bowl along with the half and half, jalapeños, and chicken broth.
• Blend evenly and set aside.
• To make the chicken burritos: Place a few spoonfuls of the chicken meat mixture in center of a large soft flour tortilla.
• Roll the tortilla halfway, then fold both ends up (like folding a cloth diaper), and then completing the rolling process.
• If needed, use a toothpick to hold tortilla in place.
• In a large skillet, heat the oil over med-high heat and fry the burritos until golden brown. You may have to fry in batches depending on how many burritos you can fry in your pan.
• Set aside on paper towels and soak up any excess oil (a few minutes).
• Cut each burrito into thirds and place in a baking dish.
• Place one-half ounce of cream cheese mixture, along with a cheddar cheese slice, on top of each burrito.
• Preheat over to 350°F.
• Bake until cheese melts, about one minute. Serve with rice and beans.