How to make Chicken Mole Sauce - Mexican Food Recipes

chicken

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Turkey is leaner, while chicken thighs are more affordable.

mole sauce

🥗Healthier: homemade mole with less sugar

💰Cheaper: store-bought mole

Homemade mole can be healthier, while store-bought is often cheaper.

Remove the skin and excess fat from the chicken pieces.

Place the chicken in boiling water.

Add 1 tablespoon of salt, 2 garlic cloves, cilantro, and a piece of onion to the boiling water with the chicken.

Prepare the dried chilies by removing the tails and toasting them in a pan for about 1 minute, turning them to avoid burning.

Soak the toasted chilies in boiling water for about 5 minutes to soften them, adding 2 tomatoes to the water as well.

After 5 minutes, blend the chilies and tomatoes with about 1 cup of the soaking water, 1 piece of onion, and 2 garlic cloves until smooth.

Strain the blended mixture to remove skins, pushing it through with a spoon to extract the sauce.

Return the strained sauce to the blender and add 1 tablespoon of cocoa, raisins, a cinnamon clove, 1/2 banana, and 1 tablespoon of sugar substitute or brown sugar. Blend again and adjust the flavor with more salt or sugar as desired.

Pour the mole sauce into a pot and let it boil for about 5 to 10 minutes to combine the flavors.

Toast sesame seeds for a few seconds until they start jumping in the pan.

Combine the cooked chicken with the mole sauce, serving it over rice and corn, and sprinkle with toasted sesame seeds.

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