Chicken Mole Poblano

Name: Chicken Mole Poblano
Yield: 6
Ingredients: 1/4 to 1/2 white onion, chopped; 1/4 cup unsalted peanuts or 1/8 cup peanut butter; 1/8 cup raisins; 1/2 cup Oaktown Spice Shop Mole Poblano; 10 ounces diced tomatoes; 16 ounces chicken stock; 1 whole chicken, cut into pieces; 1 tablespoon olive oil or bacon drippings; salt to taste

Around the world Main dish Mole poblano

Chicken Mole Poblano

By Erica Perez

Rated 4.8 stars by 4 users

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Abuelita’s recipe takes two-dozen ingredients (and all day in the kitchen). Ours takes an hour or so and wins abuelita’s approval.

Ingredients

1/4 to 1/2 white onion, chopped
1/4 cup unsalted peanuts or 1/8 cup peanut butter
1/8 cup raisins 
1/2 cup Oaktown Spice Shop Mole Poblano
10 ounces diced tomatoes 
16 ounces chicken stock 
1 whole chicken, cut into pieces 
1 tablespoon olive oil or bacon drippings
salt to taste

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Directions

Preheat oven to 325. Brown chicken in oil or fat, about 10 minutes per side. Set aside.
Use oil to sauté onion until soft. Add mole mix, nuts and raisins and stir constantly for about a minute, careful not to burn the spices. Blend the mixture in a food processor or blender, along with tomatoes and stock.
Pour the mole into a Dutch oven or covered baking dish and nestle the chicken in the sauce. Bake at 325 for about 40 mins. Allow it to rest for about 30 mins. Salt to taste. Slice the chicken and serve with warm mole on top.

Recipe Note

Variation: For a darker, more chocolatey mole, melt in 1 or 2 oz. finely chopped unsweetened chocolate or Mexican chocolate.

Chicken Mole Poblano

COMMENTS

Nina Z on January 27, 2021

I’m excited to try this, but the recipe doesn’t include any spices. Is something missing?
Nikki Nahmens Gage on January 27, 2021

NUMola ! Want to try it—esp. with the white onion in the recipe instead of the purple onion in the photo…and like the nut butter variants suggested..
Erica Perez on May 13, 2020

Hi Sharon,
Sorry I missed this comment! I haven’t tried almond butter, but I think it would work really well! There are other varieties of Mexican mole recipes that use almonds rather than peanuts.
Sharon on April 29, 2020

Can I substitute almond butter for the peanut butter in the mole poblano recipe?
Erica on October 17, 2018

Hi Natasha,
Thanks for the comment! Yes, you absolutely can use the Mole Poblano as a dry rub on meat. I would salt your meat or poultry first, then add about 1-2 tbsp per pound of meat as a dry rub on all sides. It’s particularly great on chicken, pork or fish. You could then serve it up with grains and a salad, or make into tacos — whatever you like.

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