Chicken with Red Mole Sauce

Ingredients

• 5 dried guajillo chiles, cored and seeded
• 5 dried pasilla chiles, cored and seeded
• 5 dried ancho chiles, cored and seeded
• Extra virgin olive oil
• 4 large, ripe plum tomatoes, roughly chopped
• 1/2 Spanish onion, roughly chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, quartered
• 1 cup raisins
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon marjoram
• 1 tablespoon black peppercorns
• 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
• 4 whole cloves
• 1/2 to 3/4 cup chicken stock
• 1 teaspoon salt, plus more to taste
• 1 tablespoon sesame oil or olive oil, plus more to taste
• 1 ounce dark chocolate

Directions

1. Loosely tear the dried chiles, making sure to discard any remaining seeds.

2. In a heavy skillet toast all 15 chiles in batches over moderate heat until they release their aroma, 15 to 20 seconds.

3. Take care not to burn them. Remove them and soak them in water for 15 minutes.

4. Meanwhile, lightly coat the same skillet with olive oil and saute the tomatoes, onion, garlic and raisins until the skins of the tomatoes begin to peel off and the onion softens, about 5 minutes.

5. In a smaller pan, heat the dried herbs and spices (cumin through cloves) until they release their aromas, less than a minute.

6. Place the rehydrated chiles, cooked vegetables, spices, half of the chicken stock and salt into a food processor or blender.

7. Puree the mixture until is smooth. Strain the sauce through a sieve.

8. Heat the sesame or olive oil in skillet. Add the mole sauce and stir in the chocolate.

9. When the chocolate melts, stir in salt and extra broth to desired consistency and taste.

10. Serve warm with shredded sauted chicken breast.

Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

Counts 15 of 16 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 15 portions

Ingredient	Portion assumed	kcal
Chicken	100g cooked	165
Chocolate	1 oz (28g) semisweet	155
Sesame	1 tbsp (14g)	120
Olive Oil	1 tbsp (14g)	119
Grape	1/2 cup (76g)	62
Onion	1 medium (110g)	44
Plum	1 medium (66g)	30
Tomato	1 medium (123g)	22
Cumin	1 tsp ground (2.1g)	8
Clove	1 tsp ground (2g)	7
Black Pepper	1 tsp ground (2.3g)	6
Cinnamon	1 tsp ground (2.6g)	6
Oregano	1 tsp dried (1.8g)	5
Garlic	1 clove (3g)	4
Salt	1 tsp (6g)	0
Marjoram	not in our table	0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.