Chicken Mole
- 2 -2 12 lbs meaty skinless chicken pieces (breasts, thighs, and drumsticks)
- 2 tablespoons cooking oil
- 12 cup chopped onion
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 (8 ounce) can tomato sauce
- 13 cup toasted almond
- 14 cup crushed tortilla chips
- 14 cup water
- 2 fresh jalapeno peppers, seeded and chopped (or 2 canned whole green chili peppers, seeded and chopped)
- 14 cup snipped fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
- 14 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 14 teaspoon salt
- 18 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 ounce semisweet chocolate, cut up
- Rinse chicken; pat dry.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of the cooking oil in a 12-inch heavy skillet.
- Add onion and garlic and cook for 3-5 minutes, or till onion is tender but not brown.
- Remove from skillet and cool slightly.
- In a blender container or food processor bowl combine onion mixture, tomatillos, tomato sauce, almonds, tortilla chips, water, jalapeno peppers, cilantro, sesame seeds, cinnamon, salt, and cloves.
- Blend or process till smooth.
- Heat remaining oil in skillet.
- Add chicken and cook, uncovered, over medium heat for 15 minutes, turning to brown evenly.
- Add tomato mixture.
- Bring to boiling; reduce heat.
- Cover and simmer for 35-40 minutes, or till chicken is tender and no pink remains.
- Transfer chicken to a serving platter; keep warm.
- Skim off fat from tomato mixture.
- Add chocolate and cook and stir over low heat till chocolate is melted.
- Pour over chicken.
- Serve with rice.
chicken, cooking oil, onion, garlic, tomato sauce, almond, tortilla chips, water, jalapeno peppers, cilantro, sesame seeds, ground cinnamon, salt, ground cloves, semisweet chocolate
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/chicken-mole-222058 (may not work)