Chicken Mole

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 5 lbs chicken, cut up into serving sizes
• 1 garlic clove, bruised
• salt and pepper
• 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3/4 cup onion, chopped
• 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
• 1 fresh jalapeno pepper, seeded, deveined, and roughly chopped
• 1 (15 ounce) can plum tomatoes with juice
• 1 (4 ounce) can whole mild green chilies
• 1 ounce unsweetened baking chocolate, grated
• 1 tablespoon peanut butter

Recipe

• 1 rub chicken pieces with garlic and sprinkle with salt and pepper.
• 2 heat butter and olive oil over medium heat, and saute chicken until golden brown, about 10 minutes on each side. transfer to a large pot or dutch oven.
• 3 discard all but 2 tbsp of the chicken drippings. add onion and saute about 5 minutes until golden brown. add vinegar to the pan, then transfer the mixture to the pot with the chicken.
• 4 place tomatoes, jalapeno, and chiles in a food processor and process until smooth. pour over the chicken.
• 5 heat chicken and sauce to boiling, then add the peanut butter and grated chocolate.
• 6 cook, covered, about 30 minutes, or until chicken is tender.
• 7 serve plain or over rice, with parsley as an optional garnish.