Slow cooker chicken mole
Mole is known for having lots of ingredients and taking a long time, but this slow cooker version is a close much without the effort.
Servings: 4 +
Calories: 498kcal
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Ingredients
- 2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs 900g
- 3 tomatillos (approx 5oz/140g)
- 1 ½ oz bittersweet chocolate 45g (60% cacao or more)
- 1 onion small-medium
- 3 teaspoon garlic (3 large cloves)
- 2-3 dried California chilis or other relatively mild chilis eg ancho
- 1 chipotle pepper in adobo or 2 if smaller, plus 2tsp adobo sauce
- ½ cup light stock 120ml
- ¼ cup raisins 40g
- ¼ cup ground almonds 25g (or flaked)
- ¼ cup toasted sesame seeds 4tbsp/30g
- 1 tablespoon pumpkin seeds 12g (optional)
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon ground cloves or allspice
Instructions
- Roughly chop the chicken into large bite-sized pieces.
- Peel the skin from the tomatillos and cut them in half. Break up the chocolate into chunks and peel and roughly chop the onions and garlic.
- Remove the stems from the dry chilis, tip out the seeds then break them into pieces.
- Place all of the ingredients apart from the chicken in a blender and blend until it forms a paste.
- Put the chicken pieces in a slow cooker, pour over the sauce and mix it through.
- Turn on low and cook for approx 5 hours.
- Serve either as it is or shred up the chicken if you prefer. Enjoy with rice, in tacos or as you prefer.
- (Note - you can buy ready toasted sesame seeds, often with Chinese foods. If you can't find then you can lightly toast under broiler/grill or in a dry pan)
Nutrition
Calories: 498kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 49g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 216mg | Sodium: 223mg | Potassium: 897mg | Fiber: 5g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 150IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 161mg | Iron: 5.4mg