Mole Poblano Con Pollo

Total Time: 24 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 24 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 2 1/2 kg chicken, poached, meat removed from bones
• 3 tablespoons lard
• 1 -3 green chili (fresh or canned)
• 1 large onion, chopped
• 2 garlic cloves, chopped
• 50 g sesame seeds
• 1 teaspoon fennel seed
• 6 coriander seeds
• 50 g almonds
• 50 g peanuts
• 4 black peppercorns
• 150 ml chicken stock
• 900 g chopped tomatoes
• 1 stale corn tortilla, shredded
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 2 whole cloves
• 1 -4 tablespoon chili powder
• 50 g raisins
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 50 g pumpkin seeds
• 50 g unsweetened chocolate
• 2 tablespoons malt vinegar

Recipe

• 1 make the sauce first.
• 2 melt half the lard in a large saucepan. cook the chilies, onion and garlic for 5 minutes
• 3 add the sesame seeds, fennel seeds, coriander seeds, almonds, peanuts and peppercorns.
• 4 cook for 10 minutes.
• 5 process the mixture in a food processor, adding a small amount of chicken stock to make a smooth paste.
• 6 melt the remaining lard in the pan and cook the tomatoes.
• 7 add tortilla, ground cinnamon, cloves, chili powder, raisins, salt and pumpkin seeds.
• 8 cook for 5 minutes.
• 9 add this mixture to the bowl of the food processor, and process until smooth.
• 10 add more chicken stock if required. (the mole paste should be quite thick now).
• 11 return all the processed mixture to the pan and simmer, uncovered, for 45 minutes.
• 12 add the chocolate and allow it to melt, stirring all the time.
• 13 add the vinegar and the remaining chicken stock. (the sauce should now be very thick).
• 14 at this point check the seasoning.
• 15 if the mole sauce is not spicy enough add more chili powder.
• 16 the taste will be raw.
• 17 when the sauce has cooled store in the refrigerator.
• 18 leave for 24 - 48 hours.
• 19 pour (spoon) about a quarter of the sauce into the bottom of a large saucepan.
• 20 add the chicken and cover with remaining sauce.
• 21 warm gently.
• 22 serve the chicken masked with the sauce sprinkled with toasted sesame seeds.