Chicken with Mulato Chile Sauce
- 2 large dried mulato or ancho chiles
- 3 cups hot water
- 4 chicken drumsticks
- 4 chicken thighs
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 3 large scallions, coarsely chopped
- 2 large garlic cloves, coarsely chopped
- 1 medium onion, coarsely chopped
- 1 ounce firm chorizo, cut into 1/2-inch dice (1/4 cup)
- 1/4 cup dry white wine
- 1 large tomato, cut into 1-inch dice (1 1/4 cups)
- 1 teaspoon dried Mexican oregano
- 2 small chayotepeeled, quartered lengthwise and pitted
- Achiote Rice, for serving
- Put the mulato chiles in a medium bowl and cover with the hot water; cover them with an inverted small plate to keep them submerged.
- Let the chiles soak until softened, about 30 minutes.
- Drain the chiles, reserving 1/2 cup of the soaking liquid.
- Stem, seed and coarsely chop the chiles.
- Heat a large nonstick skillet.
- Season the chicken with salt and pepper and add the pieces to the skillet, skin side down.
- Cover partially and cook over moderately high heat until well browned on both sides, about 15 minutes.
- Transfer the chicken to a plate.
- Pour off all but 1 tablespoon of fat from the skillet and reserve for cooking the rice (optional).
- Add the scallions, garlic, onion and chorizo to the remaining fat in the skillet and cook, stirring, until softened, about 4 minutes.
- Add the chopped chiles, wine, tomato, oregano and the reserved 1/2 cup of chile soaking liquid and simmer for 1 minute.
- Arrange the chicken in the skillet, skin side up.
- Tuck the chayote in between the pieces of chicken.
- Cover and cook over low heat until the chayote is tender and the chicken is cooked through, about 30 minutes.
- Transfer the chicken and chayote to plates.
- Boil the sauce over high heat until reduced, about 4 minutes.
- Season with salt and pepper.
- Spoon the sauce around the chicken and serve with Achiote Rice.
chiles, water, chicken, chicken thighs, salt, scallions, garlic, onion, firm chorizo, white wine, tomato, oregano, rice
Taken from www.foodandwine.com/recipes/chicken-with-mulato-chile-sauce (may not work)