I thought this looked good. I like mole but haven't made it very often. It does seem to me you might have to buy a few things which - if you didn't like this recipe - you would have to find another use for. I like the idea of using the extra sauce for pork chops and or chili.
Slow Cooker Chicken Mole Tacos
This beautifully complex dish is traditionally a labor of love, with a long list of ingredients that need to be toasted, ground, and slow simmered with frequent stirring. We’ve streamlined the dish and made it almost entirely hands off by using a blender to bring the components together and a slow cooker to do the simmering. The recipe yields about 2 cups additional mole sauce; use this for
enchiladas, as a topper for pork chops, or as a phenomenal stir-in for chili.
2 dried ancho chiles
1 (28-oz.) can unsalted whole tomatoes
1 cup chopped yellow onion
1/2 cup toasted sliced almonds
3 oz semisweet baking chocolate, finely chopped (about 1/2 cup)
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup unsalted chicken stock
1 Tbs ground cumin
1 Tbs canned adobo sauce
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 chipotle chiles, canned in adobo sauce
3 garlic cloves, smashed
2 lbs bone-in chicken thighs, skinned
1 tsp kosher salt 16 (6-in.) corn tortillas
1 oz Cotija cheese, crumbled (about 1/4 cup)
1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
2 limes, cut into wedges
1. Place ancho chiles in a bowl; cover with water. Let stand 10 minutes. Drain; remove and discard stems and seeds. Process seeded chiles, tomatoes, onion, almonds, chocolate, raisins, stock, cumin, sauce, cinnamon, chipotle chiles, and garlic in a food processor until smooth.
2. Sprinkle chicken with salt; place in a 6-quart slow cooker. Add tomato mixture. Cover and cook on low 8 hours. Place chicken on a cutting board; remove bones. Reserve 2 cups sauce for another use. Shred chicken into large pieces; return to slow cooker.
3. Working with 1 tortilla at a time, heat tortillas over medium-high directly on burner until lightly charred, about 15 seconds per side. Top tortillas with chicken mixture, cheese, and cilantro. Serve with lime wedges.
Servings: 8
Source: Cooking Light
Have a great weekend
Slow Cooker Chicken Mole Tacos
This beautifully complex dish is traditionally a labor of love, with a long list of ingredients that need to be toasted, ground, and slow simmered with frequent stirring. We’ve streamlined the dish and made it almost entirely hands off by using a blender to bring the components together and a slow cooker to do the simmering. The recipe yields about 2 cups additional mole sauce; use this for
2 dried ancho chiles
1 (28-oz.) can unsalted whole tomatoes
1 cup chopped yellow onion
1/2 cup toasted sliced almonds
3 oz semisweet baking chocolate, finely chopped (about 1/2 cup)
1/4 cup raisins
1/4 cup unsalted chicken stock
1 Tbs ground cumin
1 Tbs canned adobo sauce
1 tsp ground cinnamon
2 chipotle chiles, canned in adobo sauce
3 garlic cloves, smashed
2 lbs bone-in chicken thighs, skinned
1 tsp kosher salt 16 (6-in.) corn tortillas
1 oz Cotija cheese, crumbled (about 1/4 cup)
1/4 cup fresh cilantro leaves
2 limes, cut into wedges
1. Place ancho chiles in a bowl; cover with water. Let stand 10 minutes. Drain; remove and discard stems and seeds. Process seeded chiles, tomatoes, onion, almonds, chocolate, raisins, stock, cumin, sauce, cinnamon, chipotle chiles, and garlic in a food processor until smooth.
2. Sprinkle chicken with salt; place in a 6-quart slow cooker. Add tomato mixture. Cover and cook on low 8 hours. Place chicken on a cutting board; remove bones. Reserve 2 cups sauce for another use. Shred chicken into large pieces; return to slow cooker.
3. Working with 1 tortilla at a time, heat tortillas over medium-high directly on burner until lightly charred, about 15 seconds per side. Top tortillas with chicken mixture, cheese, and cilantro. Serve with lime wedges.
Servings: 8
Source: Cooking Light
Have a great weekend
I do not get the mole thing at all. I've never tried it cause I just can't imagine chocolate and raisins on meat.
ReplyDeleteWell if you have never tried it JoJo!! I have always enjoyed mole.
DeleteI don't know that I've ever had Mole Tacos before but they look pretty.
ReplyDeleteDunno about pretty but they look tasty to me Ivy.
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