Easy Chicken Mole
- 5 pasilla chiles, stemmed and seeded
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 cups chopped onions
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 5 1/2 ounces Mexican chocolate, such as Ibarra, chopped
- 1 3/4 cups chicken broth
- 3 tablespoons smooth peanut butter
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1 teaspoon crumbled dried oregano
- 2 corn tostadas, torn into pieces
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 1 rotisserie chicken, cut into 6 pieces
- To make the mole sauce, soak the chiles in 1 1/4 cups water for 15 minutes.
- Drain well and discard the soaking liquid.
- Heat the oil in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the onions and garlic and saute until translucent, 5 minutes.
- Transfer to a blender with the chiles, chocolate, chicken broth, peanut butter, sugar, oregano and tostadas and blend until very smooth.
- Transfer the sauce to a saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat.
- Reduce the heat to medium, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Add the rotisserie chicken pieces and stir to combine.
chiles, olive oil, onions, garlic, chocolate, chicken broth, smooth peanut butter, sugar, oregano, corn tostadas, salt, rotisserie chicken
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/marcela-valladolid/easy-chicken-mole.html (may not work)