Quick chicken mole in tortillas (mf)

4 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 mediums Onions; finely chopped
2 Cloves garlic minced
2 tablespoons Olive oil
2 larges Tomatoes; chopped
1 cup Chicken broth
¼ cup Canned green chiles; chopped
2 tablespoons Sesame seeds
2 tablespoons Dryroasted unsalted peanuts
¼ teaspoon Ground cinnamon
¼ teaspoon Cloves
1 teaspoon Ground cumin
1 teaspoon Dried oregano
2 tablespoons Ground chili powder
¼ cup Golden raisins
½ pounds Boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 2inch x 1/3inch strips
½ pounds Smoked skinless chicken breasts, cut into 2inch x 1/3inch strips
½ ounce Unsweetened chocolate; grated or cut into fine pieces
8 larges Flour tortillas
Sour cream; for garnish
Chopped cilantro for garnish

Directions

Saute the onions and garlic in the oil for about 10 minutes or until tender. Add the tomatoes, chicken broth and green chilis and simmer, uncovered for 15 minutes, stirring frequently. Meanwhile in a dry iron skillet toast the sesame seeds and peanuts for a few minutes or until they begin to smell roasted, then add the cinnamon, cloves, cumin, oregano and chili powder and toast for a few seconds. Remove and cool slightly, then puree with the raisins to form a paste.

Add the chicken to the sauce and simmer 3 minutes to cook through; add the smoked chicken and simmer another 3 minutes to warm through. Add the chocolate and simmer a minute until melted. Stir in the paste and simmer until thickened to the proper consistency. Meanwhile warm the tortillas on the oven.

To assemble, put some spoonfuls of chicken and sauce in the middle of a warm tortillas and roll up, top with more spoonfuls of sauce, sour cream and cilantro.

Yield: 4 servings

Copyright, 1996, TV FOOD NETWORK, G.P., All Rights Reserved Recipe By : COOKING MONDAY TO FRIDAY SHOW #MF6755 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #306 Date: Sat, 16 Nov 1996 18:02:09 -0500 From: Gail Shermeyer <4paws@...>

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