Recipes » Chicken » Chicken Mole

Ingredients

• 1 Roaster Chicken
• 6 Cups chicken stock (try 4)
• 20 dried chili peppers, guajillo, pasilla, mulatto, chipotle etc.
• 1 onion, quartered
• 1 head garlic
• 2 tbs. almonds
• 2 tbs. peanuts
• 3 Tbs. oil
• 2 tsp. raisins
• 1 slice bread
• 1 plantain or banana
• 1/2 cup sesame seeds
• 2 pecan halves
• 1” cinnamon stick
• 2 tsp. whole peppercorns
• 2 cloves
• 2 tomatoes, chopped
• 5 tomatillos, chopped
• 1/2 tsp. oregano
• 1/2 tsp. thyme
• 2 oz. Mexican chocolate (Ibarra) or bitter chocolate + 2 Tbs. sugar
• 1 bay leaf
• Salt to taste
• Cilantro
• Lime Juice

Preparation

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• Grill peppers dry, cover with hot water, 30 minutes,. Save.
• Roast garlic in a dry pan. Save.
• Grill quartered onion, tomatoes, tomatillos. save
• Sauté almonds and peanuts. Save.
• Sauté raisins in oil until plump, Save.
• Fry bread till brown . Save.
• Fry plantain . Save.
• Fry sesame seeds until brown, Save.
• Fry pecans, Save.
• Toast cinnamon, peppercorns, cloves dry, then grind.
• Food process Tomatoes, tomatillos, chili peppers with some stock or chili water.
• Food process nuts, sesame seeds, bread, pecans, raisins, onion, garlic, plantain , with chicken stock as needed. REMOVE.
• Large pot, 2 tbsp oil, add tomato/chili paste, simmer 5 min until beginning to thicken.
• Add ground spices.
• Add pureed nuts, bread, pureed onion mix, oregano, thyme, and simmer5 min until beginning to thicken.
• Add chocolate.
• Roast the bay leaf and add to pot.
• Add chicken stock (less than 6 cups), simmer until thick.
• Add Cilantro and Lime juice
• Add salt and pepper
• Add chicken, simmer for 5 minutes.

Serve with rice