Dinner Tonight: Chicken Breasts in Ginger Mole (Mole de Jengibre con Pechugas de Pollo)

Name: Dinner Tonight: Chicken Breasts in Ginger Mole (Mole de Jengibre con Pechugas de Pollo)
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 1 h
Total time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 ancho chiles, seeded and deveined; 1 teaspoon black peppercorns; 2 Tbsps canola oil; 2 garlic cloves, skins left on; 2 Tbsps fresh ginger, shredded on a box grater; 2 guajillo chiles, seeded and deveined; 1 pasilla chile, seeded and deveined; 1 plum tomato; 4 servings salt and black pepper; 4 servings sea salt; 4 servings sesame seeds for garnish; 473 milliliters water; 1 white onion

If 77 cents per serving falls in your budget, Dinner Tonight: Chicken Breasts in Ginger Mole (Mole de Jengibre con Pechugas de Pollo) might be a spectacular gluten free, whole 30, and vegan recipe to try. One portion of this dish contains around 4g of protein, 12g of fat, and a total of 192 calories. This recipe serves 4. Head to the store and pick up garlic cloves, guajillo chiles, pasilla chile, and a few other things to make it today. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 1 hour.

Instructions

Heat a large, dry skillet over medium heat. When hot, add as many of the chiles as will fit in a single layer. Toast the chiles, turning occasionally, until they are fragrant and soft, one to two minutes. Be careful to make sure they don't burn. Set aside when done. Repeat with any remaining chiles.

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Chili Pepper

Toast

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Frying Pan

Adjust the top rack of the oven so it is six inches from the broiler. Then turn the broiler on high.

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Oven

Place the onion, tomato, and garlic cloves on a baking sheet and then place under the broiler. Flip the ingredients every other minute or so. Cook the onion half until it is browned around the edges and starting to soften, about five minutes. Cook the tomato until the skin has blackened all over and is easy to peel off, about 5 minutes. Cook the garlic cloves until the skins are browned and the insides are very soft, about 7 minutes.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Tomato

Onion

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Baking Sheet

Broiler

Peel the tomato and the garlic cloves, and then transfer them to a blender along with the chiles, onion, grated ginger, sesame seeds, peppercorns, and water.

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Whole Garlic Cloves

Sesame Seeds

Peppercorns

Chili Pepper

Ginger

Tomato

Onion

Water

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Blender

Let everything cool for a minute or so, and be careful when blending. Process the mixture until smooth. This should take a couple minutes with the blender on high.

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Blender

Pour two tablespoons of oil into a medium saucepan and turn the heat to medium-high. When oil is shimmering, pour in the mixture. Be careful, as some of it may splatter. Stir well and bring to a boil, and then reduce the temperature to maintain a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the mole has reduced somewhat, about 10 minutes. Season to taste with salt. When done, cover and turn heat to very low to keep warm.

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Salt

Cooking Oil

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Sauce Pan

Place one chicken breast between two sheets of plastic wrap. Using a meat mallet, pound the chicken breast until it is an even 1/2-inch thick. Repeat with remaining chicken breasts. Season each with salt and pepper.

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Chicken Breast

Salt And Pepper

Meat

Wrap

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Plastic Wrap

Meat Tenderizer

Pour the two tablespoons of oil into a large skillet set over medium-high heat.

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Cooking Oil

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Frying Pan

Place as many of the chicken breasts in as will comfortably fit in one layer (usually two). Cook until golden brown on the bottom, three to four minutes. Flip each, reduce the heat to medium, and cook until the chicken is fully cooked, another three to four minutes. Set the cooked chicken breasts aside, and repeat process with any remaining chicken.

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Cooked Chicken Breast