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- From: loosemor@esunix (Sandra Loosemore)
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- Subject: RECIPE: Chicken mole
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- Date: 20 Jun 86 03:34:24 GMT
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- .RH MOD.RECIPES-SOURCE CHICKEN-MOLE-1 M "4 Apr 86" 1986
- .RZ "QUICK CHICKEN MOLE" "a microwave version of mole poblano"
- Mole Poblano (pronounced MOE-lay puh-BLAH-no) is the kind of Mexican cooking
- one doesn't often find in restaurants outside of Mexico. It consists of
- chicken in a dark, spicy sauce full of nuts and sesame seeds. All of the
- traditional mole recipes I've seen require several hours of preparation and
- cooking time, so I developed this version for those of us who have only
- limited time for cooking. It takes about an hour to put together.
-
- .IH "serves four"
- .IG "1" "medium onion,"
- chopped (or \(12 large onion)
- .IG "1" clove garlic,
- minced
- .IG "2 Tbsp" "butter" "20 g"
- .IG "1" "bay leaf"
- .IG "6" "peppercorns"
- .IG "3" "whole cloves,"
- crushed
- .IG "8 oz" "tomato sauce" "250 ml"
- .IG "1 cup" "chicken broth" "250 ml"
- .IG "1 slice" "bread,"
- shredded
- .IG "\(14 tsp" "crushed anise seeds" "1 ml"
- .IG "\(12 tsp" "cinnamon" "2.5 ml"
- .IG "1 Tbsp" "sugar" "10 g"
- .IG "3\-4 Tbsp" "ground chile" "50\-60 ml"
- (approximately; see note below)
- .IG "2 Tbsp" "sesame seeds" "30 ml"
- .IG "\(12 cup" "slivered blanched almonds" "60-80 g"
- .IG "1\(12 oz" "Mexican chocolate," "50 g"
- grated (see note). This is a half circle in the usual packaging.
- .IG "1" "chicken,"
- cut up (about
- .AB "3 pounds" "1.5 kg" ")"
- .PH
- .SK 1
- Put the onion, garlic, and margarine in a large
- .AB "(3-quart)" "(3-liter)"
- microwavable, covered casserole. Cover and microwave on half power for
- 2\-3 minutes, or until butter is melted and the onion is starting to
- soften.
- .SK 2
- Mix in the rest of the ingredients except the chocolate and the
- chicken. Cover and microwave on high for 10 minutes, stirring after
- half the time. When the sauce is done, stir in the chocolate until
- it's melted.
- .SK 3
- Add the chicken, coating each piece with sauce. Microwave
- covered, on high power for about 30 minutes. Rearrange the pieces
- twice during cooking so it cooks evenly. The chicken is done when
- it starts to fall away from the bone.
- .NX
- My microwave puts out 650 watts on high power and has a turntable in
- it. You'll probably have to stir things more often if yours doesn't
- have a turntable. If your microwave is rated at less than 600 watts,
- it's probably too small to fit the chicken in anyway.
- .PP
- Use pure ground chile, not "chile powder" (which usually contains other
- ingredients). The stuff I use comes in little plastic bags, and they
- keep it in the Mexican food section of the store instead of the spice
- section. The hotness of the chile can vary considerably, so the most
- reliable procedure is to mix in a little at a time, tasting the sauce
- as you go along. Mole is supposed to be spicy, not scorchingly hot; a
- blend of mild chiles gives the best flavor. I usually use about
- .AB "2 Tbsp" "30 ml"
- mild Pasilla chile and another
- .AB "2 Tbsp" "30 ml"
- medium hot California chile.
- .PP
- Mexican chocolate comes in round tablets about
- .AB "3 inches" "8 cm"
- in diameter.
- If you can't find any in the grocery store, use a piece of a dark
- chocolate candy bar (or semi-sweet chocolate chips) instead, and add an
- additional
- .AB "\(12 tsp" "2 ml"
- cinnamon.
- .PP
- You can substitute pine nuts, toasted pumpkin seeds, or raisins for all
- or part of the almonds.
- .PP
- In theory, you can cook this on top of the stove in a Dutch oven in the
- traditional style, although I've never tried it myself. Judging by the
- recipes I've seen, you should simmer the chicken in water for about an
- hour first, then make the sauce and cook the chicken in the sauce for
- another half hour.
- .SH RATING
- .I Difficulty:
- easy to moderate.
- .I Time:
- 30 minutes preparation, 30 minutes cooking.
- .I Precision:
- Approximate measurement OK.
- .WR
- Sandra Loosemore
- Evans and Sutherland Computer Company, Salt Lake City Utah
- {decwrl,utah-gr!uplherc}!esunix!loosemor
- loosemore@utah-20
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