CHICKEN LEGS WITH EASY MOLE SAUCE

facebook share image   twitter share image   pinterest share image   E-Mail share image



Chicken Legs With Easy Mole Sauce image

Make and share this Chicken Legs With Easy Mole Sauce recipe from Food.com.

Provided by TXOLDHAM

Categories     Chicken Thigh & Leg

Time 1h15m

Yield 6 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

2 large onions, chopped
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon coriander seed
1/2 teaspoon anise seed
3 tablespoons chili powder
2 teaspoons sugar
3/4 teaspoon cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tablespoons peanut butter
3 -4 cups chicken broth, divided use
1 (15 ounce) can diced tomatoes, drained
2 tablespoons raisins
3 garlic cloves, minced and mashed to a paste with
3/4 teaspoon salt
12 chicken legs

Steps:

  • In large, heavy skillet saute onion over moderately high heat until golden brown.
  • In motar, crush coriander seeds and aniseed or grind in a spice grinder. Stir into onion mixture with chili powder, sugar, cinnamon and cloves. Cook mixture over medium heat, stirring, for 1 minute. Stir in cocoa powder, peanut butter, 2 cups of broth, tomatoes, raisins, garlic paste and salt, to taste and simmer sauce loosely covered, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes. Take the sauce off the heat and let cool while preparing the chicken legs.
  • Pat legs dry, season with salt and pepper. On oiled rack of a broiler pan, broil skin side up for approximately 10 minutes, turn and broil other side for approximately 10 minutes or until golden brown.
  • In blender or food processor puree the sauce in batches, adding remaining broth as necessary to thin.
  • Transfer sauce to skillet, add legs, and simmer mixture loosely covered for 30 minutes.
  • Serve legs with mole sauce over rice. Sprinkle with sesame seeds.
  • Note: Prep and cook times are estimates.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 810, Fat 51.8, SaturatedFat 13.3, Cholesterol 277.2, Sodium 1155.1, Carbohydrate 19, Fiber 4.3, Sugar 9.3, Protein 66.5

There are no comments yet!

Are you curently on diet or you just want to control your food's nutritions, ingredients? We will help you find recipes by cooking method, nutrition, ingredients...
Check it out »

    #time-to-make     #course     #main-ingredient     #cuisine     #preparation     #north-american     #main-dish     #poultry     #mexican     #chicken     #dietary     #low-carb     #low-in-something     #meat     #chicken-thighs-legs     #4-hours-or-less