Pulled Chicken Mole
Ingredients
- Mole ⓘ
- 5 Dried Pasilla Peppers, stems and seeds removed ⓘ
- 4 Dried Nueva Chilis, stems and seeds removed ⓘ
- 1/2 cup Golden Raisins ⓘ
- 3 sprigs Fresh Thyme
- 2 tablespoons Whole Black Peppercorns ⓘ
- 1/2 cup Raw Almonds
- 1 Cinnamon Stick ⓘ
- 1 tablespoon Coriander seeds ⓘ
- 6 Cloves Garlic ⓘ
- 4 Onions, chopped ⓘ
- 2 Serrano Peppers, stems and seeds removed, chopped ⓘ
- 10 Canned Tomatoes, chopped, reserve liquid ⓘ
- 2 1/2 cups Orange Juice ⓘ
- 2 tablespoons Safflower Oil ⓘ
Instructions
- Tear Pasilla and Nueva peppers into smaller pieces and toast in a saute pan over medium heat for 3-5 minutes.
- Place toasted peppers in bowl with golden raisins, and pour almost bowling water over them. Let rest while preparing the other sauce elements.
- Toast thyme, black pepper, cinnamon stick, coriander, and almonds in a saute pan over medium heat for a few minutes until fragrant. Place fragrant mixture into coffee grinder (might need to do this in two batches) and grind into a fine powder.
- Then heat oil in saute pan at medium heat and add onions, garlic, and Serrano peppers.
- Once the onions are looking brown, add the chopped tomatoes and cook for 30-45 minutes stirring occasionally. The tomatoes will darken in color and become soft.
- De-glaze the pan with 1/2 cup of orange juice and 1/2 cup of reserved tomato juice- cook for 10 minutes more. The mixture should look jammy.
- Turn off the heat. Drain the peppers/raisins (reserve liquid) and add to pan. Add the ground spices and chocolate. Stir to combine.
- Place half of the mixture into a blender with 1 cup of reserved soaking liquid and 1 cup of orange juice. Blend until smooth. Repeat with other half.
- Store sauce in an airtight container. This recipe makes a ton of sauce, my thought is if you are going through the trouble of making it, might as well make a big batch because it freezes very well.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Put chicken thighs in a large baking dish so they can lay next to each other in a single layer. Add orange juice and stock to cover chicken most of the way, it's okay if the thighs aren't completely covered. Cover pan with aluminum foil. Bake for 1 hour.
- Remove pan from oven and take thighs out of liquid (reserve liquid) . Let cool long enough for you to be able to handle. Pull chicken apart.
- Heat 1/2 of mole sauce from recipe above in a saute pan at medium heat. Add chicken and 1 cup of reserved cooking liquid. Simmer for 10 minutes.
- Serve over rice or in flour tortillas. Thinly sliced radishes compliment the dish well.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition & Diet Analysis (per serving)
929
kcal
46% DV
Protein
Fat
Carbs
* % Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet (FDA 2020).