Every time I go to Mexico, I always come home with a suitcase full of food; dried chili peppers, jars of salsas and Mole, packs of juice mix powder and etc. I bought this green Mole paste last Christmas and it's been sitting on my grocery shelf. Mole with chocolate/cacao is well known, but this Mole Verde is my favorite. The key ingredients is pumpkin seeds (pepitas), which gives nutty flavor to the sauce. Living in Germany where I can't obtain certain ingredients like epazote or serrano peppers, it's not easy to make good sauce from scratch but this little jar can make the magic happen to recreate the exact taste like in Mexico!
a jar (about 200g/7oz) of Mole Verde
1.2kg/2.5lbs chicken thigh
a small onion
2 cloves of garlic
a bay leaf
5-6 whole black peppers
2 tsp. salt
Directions
1. In a large pot, cook chicken with onion, garlic, bay leaf, black peppers and salt for about 30 min.
2. Drain the chicken and and reserve the stock .
3. Dissolve Mole paste with 5-6cups of chicken stock in a pot and bring to boil. Put the chicken thighs back in and cook for another 4-5 min. over low heat.
-Jun. 10 grocery shopping € 11.21/ € 216.82 left
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