Chicken Peanut Mole

Peanut Mole jar open

Ingredients

To poach the chicken

  • 2-3 chicken breasts
  • 1 small onion, quartered
  • 2 garlic cloves, smashed flat with a knife
  • 1 small carrot, roughly chopped
  • 1 bay leaf
  • 1 cinnamon stick
  • pinch of black peppercorns
  • 2 allspice berries (optional)
For the Mole sauce

To serve:

Pilau rice, corn tortilla and salad

Method

  1. Put all the ingredients for the chicken into a small saucepan and cover with water. Bring to the boil and simmer gently for about 15-20 minutes with the lid on.
  2. Reserving the poaching liquid, remove the chicken and place in a small pan and cover with foil to keep warm.
  3. Meanwhile cook your rice in your preferred way. 
  4. Remove the whole spices and veg and reduce the poaching liquid down by about two-thirds
  5. Empty the jar of peanut mole into a small saucepan and warm up on a low heat. Gradually whisk in the reduced poaching liquid from the chicken. The sauce should be thick and rich. Reduce down or add water to your preferred consistency.
  6. Cut the chicken into slices and pour the mole sauce over the top.
  7. Serve with rice and or corn tortillas

Serves

4 people

Prep Time

15 mins

Cook time

45-60 minutes

Total Time

75 mins

Notes

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