Chicken mole, lhj
4 Servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | cups | Boiling water |
| 2 | ounces | Dried Ancho chiles; rinsed, seeds remove |
| ¼ | cup | Sherry |
| ⅓ | cup | Raisins |
| 6 | smalls | Fresh tomatillos; husks removed |
| 1 | pounds | Plum tomatoes; halved lengthwise |
| ¼ | cup | Sesame seeds |
| ¼ | cup | Shelled pumpkin seeds |
| 1 | teaspoon | Cinnamon |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Cloves |
| 2 | Corn tortillas | |
| 14 | ounces | Chicken broth; canned |
| 1 | tablespoon | Peanut or vegetable oil |
| 1 | medium | Onion; chopped |
| 1 | tablespoon | Minced garlic |
| ¼ | cup | Whole natural almonds |
| 2 | teaspoons | Salt |
| 2 | ounces | Unsweetened chocolate squares; chopped |
| 1 | Whole chicken; cut up | |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| ¼ | teaspoon | Freshly ground pepper |
| Toasted shelled pumpkin seeds; for garnish | ||
| Cooked rice | ||
Directions
MOLE SAUCE
1. Make Mole Sauce: Pour boiling water over chiles in medium bowl. Heat sherry in small saucepan; add raisins. Let both stand 20 minutes to plump.
2. Meanwhile, heat broiler. Arrange tomatillos and plum tomatoes cut side down on jelly-roll pan. Lightly coat with vegetable cooking spray. Broil 12 to 14 minutes until skin is evenly charred; cool. Peel plum tomatoes; transfer with tomatillos to blender.
3. Toast sesame seeds in medium skillet over medium-high heat, stirring, 1 minute. Transfer to blender. Toast pumpkin seeds in same skillet, until seeds pop. Transfer to blender. Add cinnamon and cloves to skillet; toast 30 seconds to 1 minute, just until fragrant. Transfer to blender. Puree mixture in blender until smooth, adding some of the chicken broth. Pour into Dutch oven.Toast tortillas 2 to 3 minutes, until lightly browned in both sides; tear into small pieces and set aside.
4. Reduce heat to medium. Add oil to skillet. Add onion and cook 3 minutes.
Add garlic and almonds and cook 2 minutes more. Transfer to blender. Add soaked chiles and their liquid, raisins and sherry and tortillas; puree until smooth. Add to Dutch oven with roasted tomato mixture, remaining broth and salt. Bring to boil; reduce heat and simmer partially covered, stirring occasionally, 30 minutes. Stir in chocolate until melted. Makes 5 cups. (Can be made ahead. Cover and refrigerate up to one week.) 5. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Brown chicken on all sides, about 10 minutes; discard drippings. Add 2 cups Mole Sauce. (Save any remaining for another use.) Reduce heat; cover and simmer 30 minutes until chicken is cooked through.
Sprinkle with pumpkin seeds and serve with rice.
Cooking time: 40 minutes
(C) Copyright 1997, Meredith Corporation, All Rights Reserved.
NOTES : There are many variations of this national dish of Mexico. Our fiery version pairs wonderfully with chicken; the rich flavor also complements pork and turkey. The mole sauce may be made ahead of time.
Recipe by: Ladies Home Journal
Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #940 by "abprice@..." <abprice@...> on Dec 2, 1997