Chicken Mole for 8

Rescaled from 6 servings.

Really fantastic dish thats full of flavour. In a similar family to chilli con carne, but a thing of its own. Anchos are large chillies found dried in the spices section of larger supermarkets. The chipotle paste can be replaced with 2 2⁄3tsp of chipotle sauce if needed. Serve with rice with a little lime juice and coriander stirred through.

2 2⁄3 ancho chillies cover soak 20mins remove
  • chillies
  • chilli water
boiling water
10 2⁄3 skinless bone-in chicken thighs season brown in casserole dish set aside chicken
  • chicken
  • casserole dish
2 2⁄3tbsp
  • 0.04l
  • 40ml
  • 8tsp
  • 0.169cup
  • 0.07pint
sunflower oil
chilli paste
chillies remove seeds and stalks whizz in food processor
4 cloves garlic roughly chopped roughly chop
66 2⁄3g
  • 0.067kg
  • 0.147lb
  • 2.35oz
raisins

If the sauce starts to look too thick in the next section, add some of the chilli water.

casserole dish cook 5mins cook 1min cover and simmer 1h remove and shred chicken, discard bones return chicken cook uncovered 30mins serve
2 2⁄3 onions chop
2 2⁄3tsp
  • 0.013l
  • 13 1⁄3ml
  • 0.889tbsp
  • 0.056cup
  • 0.023pint
ground cumin
2tsp
  • 0.01l
  • 10ml
  • 0.667tbsp
  • 0.042cup
  • 0.018pint
cinnamon
chilli paste
2 2⁄3tbsp
  • 0.04l
  • 40ml
  • 8tsp
  • 0.169cup
  • 0.07pint
smooth peanut butter
2 2⁄3tbsp
  • 0.04l
  • 40ml
  • 8tsp
  • 0.169cup
  • 0.07pint
chipotle paste
1 1⁄3can chopped tomatoes
533 1⁄3ml
  • 0.533l
  • 35.6tbsp
  • 106 2⁄3tsp
  • 2.25cup
  • 0.939pint
water
chicken
33 1⁄3g
  • 0.033kg
  • 0.073lb
  • 1.18oz
dark chocolate
200ml
  • 1⁄5l
  • 13 1⁄3tbsp
  • 40tsp
  • 0.845cup
  • 0.352pint
soured cream