Chicken in Green Pumpkin-Seed Sauce

Name: Chicken in Green Pumpkin-Seed Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 6 whole black peppercorns; 6 chicken thighs with skin and bones; 3 larges fresh cilantro sprigs; 6 Tbsps corn oil; 59 milliliters chopped fresh cilantro; 2 garlic cloves, chopped; 394 milliliters shelled pepitas (pumpkin seeds); 1 teaspoon fine sea salt; 3 mediums serrano chiles, chopped with seeds; 340 grams tomatillos, husked, rinsed, coarsely chopped; 1 liters water; 59 milliliters chopped white onion

Chicken in Green Pumpkin-Seed Sauce might be just the main course you are searching for. Watching your figure? This gluten free and dairy free recipe has 495 calories, 25g of protein, and 42g of fat per serving. This recipe covers 19% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 6. If you have peppercorns, tomatillos, garlic cloves, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the water you could follow this main course with the Watermelon-Peach Slushies as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 45 minutes.

Instructions

Bring all ingredients to boil in large pot. Reduce heat; simmer uncovered until chicken is cooked through, about 30 minutes.

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Whole Chicken

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Pot

Transfer chicken to bowl; cover to keep warm. Reserve chicken broth in pot; spoon off fat from surface.

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Chicken Broth

Whole Chicken

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Heat heavy large skillet over medium-low heat.

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Add pepitas; stir frequently until seeds puff and begin to pop, about 15 minutes (do not brown).

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Pop

Transfer to dish; cool. Set aside 2 tablespoons pepitas for garnish. Working in batches, finely grind remaining pepitas with peppercorns in spice mill or coffee grinder.

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Coffee

Puree tomatillos, next 5 ingredients, and 1/2 cup reserved chicken broth in blender until almost smooth.

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Chicken Broth

Tomatillos

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Heat 2 tablespoons oil in heavy medium skillet over medium-high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Add tomatillo mixture and simmer until sauce is thick and reduced to 1 cup, stirring frequently, about 5 minutes.

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Tomatillos

Sauce

Heat remaining 4 tablespoons oil in heavy large pot over medium heat.

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Add ground pepita mixture. Stir constantly until mixture resembles very coarse paste and begins to color in spots, about 9 minutes.

Add tomatillo mixture; stir 1 minute.

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Add 2 cups reserved chicken broth and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until sauce is thick, stirring constantly, about 3 minutes longer. Season sauce to taste with salt. Spoon some sauce onto platter. Top with chicken. Spoon remaining sauce over.

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