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Authentic Chicken Mole

Authentic Chicken Mole is a slow simmered Mexican dish made with tender chicken and a rich sauce of dried chiles, spices, nuts, and chocolate, finished smooth and deeply savory.
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Ingredients
  

For the Chicken

  • 3 lbs bone in chicken pieces thighs drumsticks or breasts
  • Salt and black pepper to taste
  • Water or chicken broth for cooking

For the Mole Sauce

  • 4 dried ancho chiles
  • 3 dried guajillo chiles
  • 1 dried pasilla chile
  • 2 tablespoons vegetable oil or lard
  • ½ onion chopped
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • ¼ cup sesame seeds
  • ¼ cup peanuts or almonds
  • 1 corn tortilla torn into pieces
  • 1 small slice stale bread
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon cloves
  • ½ teaspoon cumin
  • ½ teaspoon Mexican oregano
  • 1 oz Mexican chocolate or dark chocolate
  • 2 cups chicken broth reserved from cooking

Instructions
 

  • Simmer seasoned chicken in water or broth over medium low heat about 300°F for 25 to 30 minutes. Remove chicken and reserve 2 cups broth.
  • Toast dried chiles briefly, then soak in hot water for 15 minutes until soft.
  • Sauté onion and garlic in oil over medium heat until soft and lightly golden.
  • Toast sesame seeds, nuts, tortilla pieces, and bread until lightly browned.
  • Blend chiles, onion mixture, toasted ingredients, spices, and broth until smooth.
  • Simmer the sauce over low heat about 275°F for 30 to 40 minutes, stirring often.
  • Stir in chocolate until melted and smooth.
  • Add chicken back to the sauce and simmer 20 to 30 minutes.
  • Serve hot with sauce over the chicken.