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Name: Authentic Pollo en Mole Poblano Recipe
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 90 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mexico
Ingredients: *For the Chicken:**; 1 whole chicken (about 3-4 lbs / 1.5-1.8 kg), cut into 8 pieces; 1 white onion, quartered; 2 cloves garlic, smashed; 1 teaspoon salt; 6 cups water; *For the Mole Sauce:**; 4 dried Ancho chilies, stems and seeds removed; 4 dried Mulato chilies, stems and seeds removed; 2 dried Pasilla chilies, stems and seeds removed; 1/2 cup vegetable oil or lard; 1 white onion, roughly chopped; 3 cloves garlic, peeled; 2 Roma tomatoes, halved; 1/2 cup raw almonds; 1/4 cup raw peanuts; 1/4 cup pumpkin seeds (pepitas); 2 tablespoons sesame seeds, plus more for garnish; 1 corn tortilla, torn into pieces; 1 slice of stale bread (like a baguette or bolillo); 1/2 teaspoon anise seeds; 1/2 teaspoon coriander seeds; 1/2 teaspoon black peppercorns; 2 whole cloves; 1 cinnamon stick (about 1 inch); 4 cups chicken broth (reserved from cooking the chicken); 5 oz (40g) Mexican chocolate (like Ibarra or Abuelita), chopped

Pollo en Mole Poblano

🇲🇽 Mexico

Puebla

Chicken served with mole poblano sauce, a rich and complex sauce made with chocolate and chili peppers.

Meat

traditional

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Chicken

mole poblano sauce

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