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Mario Batali's Chicken Mole Verde

Chicken Mole Verde Mario Batali
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Celebrate Cinco de Mayo in style with this delicious dish!
skill level
Easy
time
60-120min
servings
8
cost
$
Contributed by : Mario Batali
Having a Cinco de Mayo fiesta? This is the perfect dish for your party!
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ingredients
  • 1 Whole Chicken (broken into 8 parts)
  • 4 tablespoons Vegetable oil
  • 4 Poblano Peppers
  • 6 Serrano Peppers
  • 2 Jalapeno Peppers
  • 1 pound Tomatillos (halved)
  • 1/4 cup Sesame Seeds
  • 1/4 cup Pepitas (Pumpkin Seeds)
  • 1 Yellow Onion (diced)
  • 6 Cloves Garlic (sliced)
  • 2 tablespoons Cumin
  • 1 bunch Cilantro (chopped and divided)
  • 3 cups Chicken stock
  • 1 Bottle Ale Beer
  • 3 tablespoons Mexican Chocolate (shaved)
  • 12 Flour Tortillas
  • Salt and Pepper (to taste)
  • Sour Cream (for garnish)
  • Lime Wedges (for garnish)
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  • step 1
    ingredients   
    instructions Preheat the oven to 450 degrees.
  • step 2
    ingredients 4 Poblano Peppers
    6 Serrano Peppers
    2 Jalapeno Peppers
    2 tablespoons Vegetable oil
    Salt (to taste)
    instructions Toss the poblanos, serranos, and jalapenos in 2 tablespoons of the vegetable oil and season with salt. Place in the oven to roast for about 15 minutes or until the skin is dark brown. Remove from the oven and allow to cool. Remove the skin and the seeds from the peppers. 
  • step 3
    ingredients 1/4 cup Sesame Seeds
    1/4 cup Pepitas (Pumpkin Seeds)
    instructions Toast sesame and pumpkin seeds in a small saute pan until fragrant. Using a spice grinder, grind the sesame and pumpkin seeds.
  • step 4
    ingredients 1 pound Tomatillos (halved)
    1/2 bunch Cilantro (chopped)
    Salt (to taste)
    instructions In a blender, puree the peppers with the tomatillos and half the cilantro and add the ground sesame and pumpkin seeds and a pinch of salt.
  • step 5
    ingredients 2 tablespoons Vegetable oil
    1 Whole Chicken (broken into 8 parts)
    Salt and Pepper (to taste)
    1 Yellow Onion (diced)
    6 Cloves Garlic (sliced)
    2 tablespoons Cumin
    instructions Heat the remaining oil in a Dutch oven. Season the chicken pieces with salt and pepper and brown the chicken pieces on all sides. Add the onions, garlic, and the cumin and cook for 2 more minutes. 
  • step 6
    ingredients 3 cups Chicken stock
    1 Bottle Ale Beer
    1/2 bunch Cilantro (chopped)
    3 tablespoons Mexican Chocolate (shaved)
    instructions Add the beer and the chicken stock and bring to a boil and reduce to a simmer. Add the rest of cilantro (saving some for garnish). Stir in the tomatillo mixture and the chocolate and let simmer until the chicken is cooked through and the mixture has reduced a bit, about an hour.
  • step 7
    ingredients Sour Cream (for garnish)
    Lime Wedges (for garnish)
    12 Flour Tortillas
    instructions Serve with sour cream, lime wedges, fresh cilantro, and flour tortillas. Garnish with chocolate shavings.
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