Chocolate chilli chicken

This is my version of mole poblano chicken or chocolate chilli chicken.

I prefer to use chicken legs because of the extra flavour you get when meat is cooked on the bone.

I have been messing around with the ingredients for the mole so it's not totally authentic. Don't be afraid to experiment with the ingredients - the only thing I would not use is sweet milk chocolate!

I did actually have tomatillos that I grew in a Grow-bag with my tomatoes. They were pretty meagre but it's nice to put them to a good use. Remove the outer covering (husks) before use.

This was a total success. Next time I would make double the sauce and freeze the other half as I think the mole would be good on steak too!

Chocolate chilli chicken

Servings:	Serves 4
Calories per serving:	562
Ready in:	1 hour
Prep. time:	25 minutes
Cook time:	35 minutes
Difficulty:
Recipe author:	JuliaBalbilla
First published:	15th May 2013

Best recipe review Sounds weird! 4.7/5 However, it tastes really good. Just don't use Cadbury's Dairy Milk for this! Paul R Smith

Ingredients

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• For the boiled chicken
• 4 chicken legs, skin removed
• 1 onion, peeled and halved
• Salt and freshly ground black pepper
• for the mole poblano
• 2 chipotle chillies, (deseeded if you don't want it too hot)
• 1 dried Chile de árbol. (Don't be afraid to experiment with whatever other chillies you can get hold of)
• ½ a large onion, chopped
• ½ teaspoon black peppercorns
• 2 clove buds
• ¼ teaspoon dried oregano or marjoram
• A very small piece of cinnamon stick
• ½ teaspoon of fennel seeds
• ½ teaspoon of cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon of coriander seeds
• 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
• 2 tablespoons ground almonds
• 2 tablespoons raisins
• 2 cloves garlic, peeled and crushed
• ¼ cup breadcrumbs
• 2 tortillas, torn into small pieces
• 5 tomatillos or tomatoes such as sungold
• 25 g (1 oz) Green & Blacks Organic Chocolate, unsweetened (I added a bit more at the end - taste and see first!)
• 1.5 cups chicken stock
• To garnish

• 

  Mole poblano, simmering

• 

  The mole ingredients

Method

Mole poblano

1. Don't be too fussy with the chopping as it's all going in the blender in the end.
2. Blitz all of the dry spices except for the sesame seeds to a powder in a coffee grinder or blender spice attachment
3. Add the remaining ingredients to the blender and blitz to a smooth sauce
4. Tip the dried spice mix into the sauce and give it a final blitz.
5. Pour the sauce into a pan, bring to a simmer and continue to simmer for 30 minutes stirring now and again
6. Cooking the chicken legs
7. Place the chicken legs in a pan with the onion halves and cover with boiling water, seasoning with salt and pepper
8. Return to the boil, then cover and simmer for 25 minutes
9. Combining the two
10. Remove the chicken legs and drain
11. Add the chicken to the mole (sauce) and heat for a further 10 minutes
12. Meanwhile, toast 1 tablespoon of sesame seeds in a small pan
13. Transfer the mole poblano and chicken to a serving dish and sprinkle with the toasted sesame seeds
14. Enjoy Mexico's national dish!

Serving suggestions

Serve with plain boiled rice, guacamole and sour cream or creme fraiche and maybe a few tortillas and a green salad.

Chef's note

I could not get Mexican chocolate so used Green & Blacks organic chocolate, which is bitter and not too sweet. After all, the dish has raisins or sultanas which have a little sugar anyway.

Recipe too complicated?

It's not really, but if you really can't be doing with all these ingredients, I have seen bottles of mole sauce in some of the larger supermarkets.

Try it out with the pre-made sauce, then come back and make the real thing!

See also

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