Cullen's Chicken Leg Avocado Wraps
1 sm onion chopped
2 x skinless whole chicken legs - (abt 1 lb)
2 tbl unsalted butter
1 can whole tomatoes - (14 to 16 oz)
1/2 cup water
1/4 tsp cayenne - (to 1/2)
1 tsp ground cumin
3/4 tsp salt
1 x English cucumber
2 tbl fresh lime juice or to taste
1 x firm-ripe California avocado
4 x flour tortillas - (12" dia)
2 cup fresh cilantro sprigs
Method :
In a 2-quart heavy saucepan cook onion and chicken legs in butter over moderate
heat, stirring, 5 minutes. Drain tomatoes and measure 1 cup packed, reserving
remainder for another use. Stir tomatoes into chicken mixture with water,
cayenne, to taste, and cumin and simmer, covered, 1 hour.
Working over pan, pull meat off bones with tongs, returning it to pan, and
discard bones. Simmer chicken mixture, uncovered, until most liquid is
evaporated, about 20 minutes. Stir in salt and cool chicken mixture. Chicken
mixture may be made 1 day ahead and cooled completely before being chilled,
covered. Bring mixture to room temperature before proceeding.
Halve cucumber lengthwise and crosswise and seed. Cut pieces lengthwise into
very thin strips. In a bowl toss cucumber with 1 tablespoon lime juice and
season with salt and pepper. Halve, peel, and pit avocado. Cut avocado into
1/4-inch-thick slices. In a small bowl toss avocado with remaining lime juice
and season with salt and pepper.
Cut 1-inch off 1 edge of each tortilla. On a work surface arrange 1 tortilla
with cut edge farthest from you and smear a small piece of avocado lengthwise
along cut edge of tortilla (this will help the "wrap" hold together).
Spread about 1/4 of the chicken mixture across lower fourth of tortilla about
1-inch from bottom. Top chicken mixture with 1/2 cup cilantro sprigs. Top
cilantro with 4 or 5 avocado slices and top avocado with about 1/4 of the
cucumber
Beginning with bottom edge, tightly roll up tortilla and arrange seam-side down
on work surface. Make 3 more wraps with remaining tortillas, chicken mixture,
cilantro, avocado, and cucumber. Wraps may be made 6 hours ahead and chilled,
individually wrapped in plastic wrap. Serve chilled or at room temperature.
This recipe yields 4 servings.