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Slow Cooker Chicken Mole

November 4, 2017 by Food For Net 2 Comments

[recipe] Coming from an ancient word which means 'mix', Mole is basically a collective term for sauces used in Mexican cuisine and all dishes cooked from it. With chili being the main common ingredient, various versions of Mole may be prepared including locally available fruit, seeds, nuts, and spices such as cumin, cinnamon, and pepper. Though mole may be prepared from a variety of colored peppers, perhaps the most famous outside of Mexico would be the Mole Poblano, with its distinct dark color from the use of chocolate, and poblanos of course. I tried to recreate this classic dish, not working…
Slow Cooker Chicken Mole
Slow Cooker Chicken Mole
2017-11-04
Food For Net

Slow Cooker Chicken Mole

Speed - 96%
Simplicity - 97%
Tastiness - 98%
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Excellent!

The chicken came out really rich, succulent, and deeply-flavored. The mole sauce was creamy and really delicious. This is too good to come out of the slow cooker!

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Serve your family something authentically Mexican tonight. Just leave everything in the slow cooker and warm up some flour tortillas for a truly delicious dinner.
  • CourseMain Dish
  • CuisineMexican
Servings Prep Time
6-8 people 5 minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
6 hours 6 hours
Servings Prep Time
6-8 people 5 minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
6 hours 6 hours
Slow Cooker Chicken Mole
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Serve your family something authentically Mexican tonight. Just leave everything in the slow cooker and warm up some flour tortillas for a truly delicious dinner.
  • CourseMain Dish
  • CuisineMexican
Servings Prep Time
6-8 people 5 minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
6 hours 6 hours
Servings Prep Time
6-8 people 5 minutes
Cook Time Passive Time
6 hours 6 hours
Ingredients
For the Chicken
  • 1 Whole Chicken cut into pieces
  • 1 Teaspoon Salt
  • 1 Teaspoon Pepper
  • 1 Teaspoon Garlic Powder
  • 1 Teaspoon Cumin Powder
  • 1 Teaspoon Red Pepper Flakes
  • 1 Tablespoon Lime Juice
For the Mole Sauce
  • 2 Large Roma Tomatoes chopped
  • 1 Piece White Onion chopped
  • 2 Cloves garlic crushed
  • 2 Pieces Serrano Peppers chopped
  • 1 Tablespoon Sesame Seeds toasted
  • 2 Cups Chicken Broth
  • 1/2 Cup Dark Mole Paste
  • Salt to taste
Instructions
  1. Mix together salt, pepper, garlic powder, cumin powder, red pepper flakes, and lime juice in a bowl.
  2. Season chicken pieces with spice blend. Marinate for at least an hour.
  3. Blend all ingredients for the mole sauce.
  4. Combine chicken and mole sauce in the slow cooker.
  5. Cook on low for 4-6 hours.

Coming from an ancient word which means ‘mix', Mole is basically a collective term for sauces used in Mexican cuisine and all dishes cooked from it. With chili being the main common ingredient, various versions of Mole may be prepared including locally available fruit, seeds, nuts, and spices such as cumin, cinnamon, and pepper.

Though mole may be prepared from a variety of colored peppers, perhaps the most famous outside of Mexico would be the Mole Poblano, with its distinct dark color from the use of chocolate, and poblanos of course.

I tried to recreate this classic dish, not working on any given recipe, but rather simply being guided by an understanding of its origin.

I've used chicken, going by what is popular, though I'm sure that any cut of meat – pork, beef, or any other poultry such as turkey, would work.

Though some cooks may add their choice blend of spices into the sauce, I think that chicken, given its relatively short cooking time would get a much deeper flavor if subjected to these spices in the form of a marinade. For tougher cuts of meat such as beef, which would require more cooking time to tenderize, I would have to totally agree that they'll get enough flavor without any need for marination.

Quite familiar with the spices used in Mexican cooking, I simply went for some cumin, garlic powder, chili flakes, salt, pepper, and some lime juice for my chicken. I left them in this quick spice rub for 4 hours.

Now for the mole sauce. Again, working on my knowledge of this dish, I simply blended up some tomatoes,  onions, garlic, serrano peppers, salt, chicken broth, and mole paste.

Using easily available mole paste which commonly comes in cans would definitely be a lot more convenient, though making one from scratch would also be fairly easy and you'll do find a lot of good recipes from many other sites.

Just as with my curries, I prefer working on my own Mole paste, tweaking the ingredients as I go. Begin with some roasted peanuts(or peanut butter), some chocolate, a few seeds(sesame seeds), some dried herbs such as oregano and thyme, a fruit component such as raisins, and a blend of chiles such as poblanos, guajillos, or anchos. You may also add spices such as cinnamon, cloves, and/or cumin into this paste.

Throw everything in a food processor, tasting and tweaking until you get the taste perfect for your preference.

I simply combined this mole sauce with my chicken in the slow cooker, added some stock to thin the sauce out a bit, and left everything on low for 6 hours.

Simple yet really rich and flavorful. I'm definitely cooking this recipe again in the near future.

   

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Comments

  1. Alejandra says

    January 8, 2018 at 4:36 am

    This chicken mole looks so good and I’m sure it’s so tasty, as a Mexican living in Canada I always appreciate a good recipe to cook some Mexican food.
    I should say your recipe looks close to the original to make chicken mole as you were Mexican and easy to make.
    I’m sure I will surprise my husband this week with this recipe, thanks for sharing.
    Alejandra

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    • Food For Net says

      January 10, 2018 at 9:56 am

      That’s the best option. When you can’t buy what you need, make it yourself! It’ll take a few tries to get it perfect, but eventually you’ll impress yourself and probably save money while doing it.

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