Mole
Ingredients:
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4-8 Chicken Thighs
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4 Chile Guajillo
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1 Chile Pasilla
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4 Chile de Árbol
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1 Tomato
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Olive Oil
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1/4 Onion
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4 ounces Doña Maria Mole Sauce (half jar)
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1 Tomato
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1 barra de Chocolate Abuelita
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½ teaspoon Garlic Powder
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½ teaspoon Salt
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½ teaspoon Red Chile Powder
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1/4 teaspoon Cumin
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½ teaspoon Allspice Powder
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1 tablespoon Peanut Butter or Almond Butter
Mole is one of the most famous and unique dishes of Mexico. Mole can be made in many different ways, but it is a sauce that usually accompanies chicken. The sauce incorporates chocolate and chile. This mix of flavors allows for a sweet and spicy blend that overwhelms the taste buds with pleasure.
Steps:
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Clean chicken and boil for an hour (add salt and onion for flavor)
*Note: Save the broth, it will be used a few times throughout the recipe*
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Clean and de-seed chiles, add them to boil with tomato
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Add half of the mole base to bowl, mix in spices and chocolate
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Take out chiles and tomato and blend with 3 cups of chicken broth
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Strain blended liquid to remove chile skins and seeds
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Combine blended liquid with mole mix and add medium heat on the stove
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Stir until both are blended together and lower heat and keep stirring.
*Note: it may seem to liquidy at first, after a while on the heat it will thicken, but you can add half a tablespoon of Masena to thicken*