Mole Poblano
A rich and complex Mexican sauce with chocolate, dried chiles, and spices served over tender chicken.
⏱ 90 minServes 6Mexican
Ingredients
- •4 dried ancho chiles
- •3 dried pasilla chiles
- •2 dried chipotle chiles
- •1/2 cup unsalted peanuts
- •1/4 cup raisins
- •2 ounces dark chocolate
- •1 medium onion, quartered
- •4 cloves garlic
- •2 teaspoons ground cumin
- •1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- •4 cups chicken broth
- •2 pounds chicken breasts
Directions
- 1Remove stems and seeds from the dried chiles, then toast them in a dry skillet for 2 minutes until fragrant.
- 2Soak the toasted chiles in 2 cups of hot water for 15 minutes until softened.
- 3In a blender, combine the soaked chiles with their soaking liquid, peanuts, raisins, onion, garlic, cumin, and cinnamon. Blend until smooth.
- 4Strain the chile mixture through a fine sieve into a large pot, pressing with the back of a spoon to extract all liquid.
- 5Cook the chicken breasts in the chicken broth in a separate pot for 20 minutes until cooked through, then shred the chicken and reserve the broth.
- 6Add the strained chile sauce to the reserved broth and simmer for 15 minutes, stirring occasionally.
- 7Stir in the chopped chocolate until melted and fully incorporated, then season with salt to taste.
- 8Add the shredded chicken to the mole sauce and simmer for 5 minutes until heated through.
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