Chicken in home-style mole poblano

Step 1 of 5

Soak chilli in hot water 15 minutes and drain. Toast sesame in a dry pan 3 minutes.

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18 min

00:00

Ingredients

  • 700 gChicken, broiler or fryers, breast, skinless, boneless, meat only, raw
  • 18 gPeppers, hot chile, sun-dried
  • 35 gBaking chocolate, unsweetened, squares
  • 35 gSeeds, sesame seeds, whole, dried
  • 500 gTomatoes, red, ripe, canned, packed in tomato juice
  • 160 gOnions, raw
  • 15 gGarlic, raw
  • 650 gBeverages, water, tap, drinking
  • 25 gOil, olive, salad or cooking
  • 5 gSalt, table

Method

  1. Soak chilli in hot water 15 minutes and drain. Toast sesame in a dry pan 3 minutes.
  2. Fry onion and garlic in oil at 170 °C for 6 minutes; add chilli and tomatoes 4 minutes.
  3. Blend with sesame, chocolate, 350 g water and salt into a smooth sauce.
  4. Put chicken in sauce, add remaining water and simmer at 90 °C for 25 minutes to 74 °C.
  5. Rest 5 minutes and serve chicken with all the sauce.