Chicken Mole

[Clint]

I stopped at the store to pick up some chicken thighs while making my rounds this afternoon & remembered I had a package of Mole in the cupboard. I've tried nearly every brand I've seen, and this is my favorite:

Added a half a vidalia onion and a chopped red bell pepper:

chopped up nearly 3# boneless/skinless thighs cooked over apple wood & KBB, & mixed it into the sauce to simmer for ~20 minutes:

Quality Control:

then into some warmed tortillas with a little leftover rice/barley/sprouted beans from brunch:

 

[Cliff Bartlett]

Wow Clint, that looks delicious. I'll look out for that Mole next time I'm at the store. Great looking meal.

 

[Jerome D.]

Looks very tasty, Clint. Never cooked mole myself but I do enjoy eating it. Love the "Quality Control" photo…one of the best parts of cooking a meal in my opinion.

 

[ChuckO]

Looks fantastic. Hows that "Beware" hot sauce?

 

[Clint]

I order it by the case. It's very flavorful, not too hot to me unless I use it and only it for wings. If you're into hot sauces and can find it, try it.

>>>Edit: Fair warning - I'm a bit of a chile head and most of my taste buds were burned off >8-9 years ago, but used sparingly, anyone can enjoy it.

 

[Clint]

Looks very tasty, Clint. Never cooked mole myself but I do enjoy eating it. Love the "Quality Control" photo…one of the best parts of cooking a meal in my opinion.

If you can find this sauce try it - there are some in glass jars that need to be reconstituted that are way too salty or aren't just right, this one seems a little plain at first but trust your meat/veggies, they'll finish it off just fine. It comes in a little cardboard container, I forgot to get the pic before I used it.

Maybe I'll try from scratch one day but this is just too easy & good.

A while back, everyone was posting their versions of Mole here, that's what got me searching.

 

[Pete in PG]

Fantastic cook Clint! Mole looks delicious.

 

[John Solak]

Very nice looking Mole Clint!!!

If you can get your hands on Teloloapan Brand mole paste get some, Dona Maria was a favorite of ours until we tried this one. We have tried the red and green, both are good but we prefer the red.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0070PNARS/?tag=TVWB-20

 

[Tim McCann]

Man that does look good! Mole is a time consuming thing to make! Also every time I make it seems to taste different even with the same ingredients!

 

[Bill Schultz]

Nicely done, you just know that stuff is good on the taco.

 

[Barb D]

Excellent cook Clint!

 

[Clint]

Very nice looking Mole Clint!!!

If you can get your hands on Teloloapan Brand mole paste get some, Dona Maria was a favorite of ours until we tried this one. We have tried the red and green, both are good but we prefer the red.

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0070PNARS/?tag=TVWB-20

I'm all over it John! You know, I've never looked for Mole sauce @ the Mexican markets------and I need to go 'cause I'm almost out of my Chef Merito Carne Asada seasoning. Thanks for the rec. I'd have bought it @ amazon but their shipping scales the same as the product.

 

[Clint]

Man that does look good! Mole is a time consuming thing to make! Also every time I make it seems to taste different even with the same ingredients!

I'm gonna try making my own too - do you have a good recipe to share? If not, I have a few cookbooks....but if yours is good (and easily accessible/shared), I'll try that first.