Mole Poblano
Rich chocolate-chile sauce over chicken — Mexico's national dish.
- prep 25 min
- cook 50 min
- total 75 min
- serves 6
- intermediate
- Mexico
Ingredients
- 1 kg chicken pieces
- 4 ancho chiles
- 50 g dark chocolate
- 2 tbsp sesame seeds
- 1 onion
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1 stick cinnamon
- 30 g peanuts
Steps
- Toast and soak dried chiles.
- Blend chiles with onion, garlic, peanuts, sesame, spices.
- Fry paste in oil, add broth, simmer 20 min.
- Add chocolate, stir until melted and thick.
- Simmer chicken in mole sauce for 30 minutes.
≈ 460 kcal · 35 g protein · 22 g carbs · 26 g fat — per serving, estimate