Chicken in mole sauce
8 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chipotle Chile; Dried | |
| ¼ | cup | Shortening Or Lard |
| 2 | tablespoons | Red Chiles; Ground |
| 2 | cups | Chicken Broth |
| 4 | Flour Tortillas; * | |
| ¼ | cup | Tomato Sauce |
| ¼ | cup | Onion; Chopped, 1 small |
| 1 | tablespoon | Raisins |
| 1 | tablespoon | Almonds Or Walnuts; Chopped |
| 1 | tablespoon | Sesame Seed |
| 1 | tablespoon | Pumpkin Seeds; Shelled |
| 1 | tablespoon | Peanut Butter |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Sugar |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Oregano; Ground |
| 1½ | teaspoon | Cocoa |
| ½ | teaspoon | Anise Seed |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Cinnamon; ground |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Cloves; Ground |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Nutmeg; Ground |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Allspice; Ground |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Ginger; Ground |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Cumin; Ground, OR |
| ½ | teaspoon | Cumin Seed |
| 1 | cup | Chicken Broth |
| 8 | Chicken Breast Halves; ** | |
Directions
* Flour tortillas should be 7 to 8-inches in diameter and be cut into
small pieces. ** Chicken breast halves should be boneless and the total weight should
be about 4 lbs. Cover chile with warm water. Let stand until softened, about 1 hour. Drain and finely chop. Heat shortening in 3-quart saucepan over medium heat until hot. Cook and stir ground red chiles in shortening until brown (add about ¼ t water to prevent scorching if necessary); cool. Stir in 2 cups of chicken broth. Stir in remaining ingredients except the remaining 1 cup of broth and chicken. Heat to boiling; reduce the heat and cover. Simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally; cool. Place a small amount of the sauce into a blender container. Cover and blend on high speed until smooth. Repeat with the remaining sauce. Heat 1 cup of the sauce and the remaining chicken broth in a 12-inch skillet; reduce the heat.
Place the chicken, skin sides up, in a single layer in the skillet.
Cover and simmer until done, about 1 hour. Remove chicken to serving dish and keep warm. Measure the cooking liquid. In skillet combine 1 cup of the cooking liquid with the remaining sauce and heat to boiling, stirring constantly, and pour over the chicken.