Chicken With Mole Sauce

Total Time: 720 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 720 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 chicken, cut into 8 serving pieces
• 1 onion, quartered
• 4 cloves garlic, peeled,halved
• 6 sprigs fresh thyme
• 6 sprigs oregano
• 6 sprigs parsley
• 12 chiles guajillos, cleaned
• 3 ripe tomatoes, peeled
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• 1 whole clove
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/4 cup oil
• 1 small onion, quartered
• 8 cloves garlic, peeled
• 2 inches cinnamon sticks
• 1 plantain, peeled,chopped
• 1 ounce mexican chocolate

Recipe

• 1 place the chicken in a stew pot and add the onion, garlic, and herbs.
• 2 cover with water and bring to a boil.
• 3 cover, and simmer until tender, about 30 minutes.
• 4 meanwhile, remove the stems from the chile peppers.
• 5 cut them in half lengthwise and remove the seeds.
• 6 toast the chiles briefly in a hot skillet; do not overtoast.
• 7 place chiles in a small bowl and cover with hot water; set aside.
• 8 place the peeled tomatoes in a blender jar and pulse a few times.
• 9 toast the sesame seeds until just browned in the same skillet.
• 10 add to the tomatoes, along with the oregano, cloves, and allspice.
• 11 blend until smooth.
• 12 add oil to the skillet and fry the onion pieces for about 5 minutes.
• 13 add the garlic cloves and cinnamon stick and fry for 2 to 3 minutes.
• 14 remove with a slotted spoon and transfer to the blender jar.
• 15 fry the plantain for a few minutes, then transfer to the blender jar, along with the chiles and water.
• 16 blend until smooth.
• 17 strain the sauce and return to the skillet.
• 18 add the chocolate and season with salt.
• 19 stir 2 cups of the chicken broth into the sauce.
• 20 add the stewed chicken pieces and cook for about 20 to 25 minutes, uncovered.
• 21 mole sauce should be fairly thick.