PULLED BARBECUE CHICKEN RECIPES

Steps:

• Toss the chicken with about 1 cup of the barbecue sauce. Divide the chicken between buns then top with cabbage or coleslaw. Serve with more barbecue sauce on the side.
• Add the can of tomatoes, cider vinegar, sugar, butter, molasses, mustard powder, Worcestershire sauce, cayenne pepper, a pinch of salt and a few grinds of black pepper to a saucepan over medium-high heat. Stir then bring to a simmer, reduce the heat slightly and cook at a low simmer, stirring occasionally, until slightly thickened and shiny, about 10 minutes. Taste then adjust with more salt, sugar or pepper.
• Blend until smooth and use for sandwiches or let cool to room temperature and refrigerate up to one month.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 180C/160C fan/gas 4. Rub the chicken thighs with 1 tbsp of the chipotle paste and some seasoning. Mix the remaining chipotle paste with the passata, barbecue sauce, 100ml water and half the onion. Spoon the sauce into a roasting tin that will fit the chicken snugly in a single layer and add the chicken thighs. Cover tightly with foil and bake for 1 hr, then uncover, increase the oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6 and bake for another 20 mins.
• Meanwhile, mix the remaining onion with the lime juice and some salt, and set aside while the chicken cooks. Mix all the beans in a saucepan with 100ml water and heat, ready to serve.
• When the chicken is really tender, use two forks to shred the meat into the sauce (discard the bones). Keep covered with the foil while you heat the beans for 5-10 mins until piping hot and not too wet, and warm the tacos following pack instructions. Stir the avocado and coriander leaves into the lime-onion mixture.
• Serve the pulled chicken and beans with shredded lettuce and tacos, or rice and lime wedges to squeeze over, if you like. Top with a spoonful of the avocado salsa.