Chicken Mole Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 1 tablespoon peanut oil

  or use olive oil or lard
• 1 medium onion

  chopped
• 1 jalapeno pepper

  chopped
• 2 pounds bone-in chicken

  I'm using chicken leg and thigh quarters, but use your favorite pieces
• 1 teaspoon ancho powder
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon Mexican oregano
• Salt and pepper to taste
• 1.5 cups chicken stock or broth

  or use a Mexican lager
• 2 cups mole poblano sauce

  (Use this homemade mole poblano sauce [https://www.chilipeppermadness.com/recipes/mole-poblano/], or your favorite brand)
• FOR GARNISH:

  Sesame seeds, spicy red pepper flakes, fresh chopped cilantro

Instructions

• 1 Add peanut oil to a large pot and heat to medium heat.
• 2 Add the onion and jalapeno pepper and cook 3-4 minutes to soften.
• 3 Pat the chicken dry and season all sides with ancho powder, garlic, oregano and
  salt and pepper.
• 4 Sear the chicken 5 minutes per side, until lightly browned.
• 5 Add the broth or beer. Cover and simmer for 30 minutes, or until the chicken is
  cooked through and measured 165 degrees F internally with a meat thermometer.
• 6 Remove chicken from the pot and add to a medium sized pan. Pour mole sauce over
  the chicken and gently heat until the sauce is warmed.
• 7 Garnish and serve.

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