Directions
Step 1
Make the hen: To a big pot, add the hen, cilantro, bay leaves, celery, garlic, carrot, chile, and onion and canopy with the inventory. Season with salt and black pepper and produce to a boil. Flip the warmth down to keep up a powerful simmer and prepare dinner breast-side down for 25 minutes. Rotate the hen breast-side up and prepare dinner till it pulls simply from the bone, about quarter-hour extra. (Don’t flip off the warmth; proceed to softly simmer.) Utilizing tongs, switch the hen to a big bowl. When cool sufficient to deal with, take away the pores and skin and switch it again to the inventory, then choose over the carcass, shredding and reserving the meat in a big bowl. Switch the carcass again to the inventory; enable the inventory to simmer whilst you make the sauce.
Step 2
Make the salsa verde: In a medium pot, cowl the tomatillos with water, deliver to a boil, then flip the warmth down and simmer till uninteresting inexperienced and softened, about 10 minutes. Utilizing a slotted spoon, switch the tomatillos to a blender together with the cilantro, sugar, a pinch of kosher salt, the garlic, half of 1 onion, and ½ cup of the tomatillo cooking liquid. Mix till clean.
Step 3
To a big skillet over medium-high warmth, add 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil. When it’s sizzling and shimmering, add the sauce and switch the warmth to medium-low. Cook dinner till thickened and diminished barely, 10–quarter-hour. Pour right into a bowl and put aside. Wipe out the skillet.
Step 4
Over a fuel burner (or below a broiler preheated to excessive), prepare dinner the poblanos, turning sometimes, till charred on all sides, about quarter-hour whole per pepper. Utilizing tongs, switch to a zip-top bag, seal, and put aside for quarter-hour to steam. Retaining the nice and cozy poblanos within the bag, switch one pepper to a slicing board. Peel and discard the pores and skin and seeds, then slice the flesh into ¼-inch strips and switch to the empty skillet; repeat with the remaining peppers. Slice half of 1 onion into half-moons and switch to the skillet together with 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil. Season with salt to style, flip the warmth to medium-high and prepare dinner, stirring sometimes, till the onions are gentle and starting to brown, 6–8 minutes. Switch to a bowl and put aside till lukewarm, then stir in ⅓ cup of the crema. Return the skillet to the range.
Step 5
By way of a fine-mesh strainer set over a bowl, pressure the inventory and discard the solids. Finely chop the remaining half an onion and switch to the skillet together with the zucchini, yellow squash, and 1 tablespoon of vegetable oil. Season with salt to style, flip the warmth to medium-low and prepare dinner, stirring sometimes, till the greens are gentle and starting to brown, about quarter-hour. Switch to the bowl with the hen together with ⅓ cup of the crema and ⅓ cup of the inventory and stir to mix. (The feel must be moist however not soupy; add extra crema and inventory if wanted. Reserve the remaining inventory for one more use.)
Step 6
Wipe out the skillet and return it to the range. Add sufficient oil to only coat the underside of the pan and switch the warmth to medium-high. When it’s sizzling and shimmering, working in batches, fry the tortillas (flipping midway by cooking) till crisp however not crunchy, about 1 minute whole per batch. Switch to a paper towel-lined plate.
Step 7
Assemble the budín: Place a rack within the middle of the oven and preheat to 350°F. In a small bowl, toss collectively the asadero and Oaxaca cheeses. Within the backside of a 9- by 13-inch baking dish, organize one layer of tortillas aspect by aspect (they need to not overlap; gaps are okay). Utilizing a spatula, distribute about half of the hen combination over the tortillas in a single even layer, spreading it to the sides. Ladle 1 cup of the salsa verde on prime and unfold to the sides, adopted by one third of the remaining crema and one third of the shredded cheeses. Cowl with one other layer of tortillas, unfold evenly with the poblano combination, then (as within the earlier layer) prime with 1 cup of the salsa verde and one other third of the crema and cheese. Comply with with one other layer of tortillas and repeat the earlier layering of sauce, crema, and cheese. (Reserve the remaining sauce.)
Step 8
Bake till crisped on the edges and the cheese has melted, 35–45 minutes. Put aside for quarter-hour to chill barely, then serve, passing the leftover sauce and extra crema on the aspect.
