Mole, Mole, Mole!

Chicken Mole is one of my absolute favorite Mexican food. Mole, a Mexican sauce, has dark brown, chocolaty reddish color, and can be served with many types of dishes. It's also the most complicated thing to make. A legit mole recipe has at least 30 kinds of spices and chiles. "I aint got time for that!" So, I went to the store and bought mole paste. All I did was dilute the paste in water and voila! Mole sauce lol.

My Chicken Mole

 Season the chicken drumsticks with salt and pepper

The Mole paste I used is Rogelio Bueno. It says autentico. I believe it ^_^.



I made a mistake of tasting it. It was soooo spicy! Not hot, but spicy like packed with spices.



In a small pan, I put 2 tbsp of the Mole paste with 1 cup of water and raw honey. I let it simmer on low until it thickens. It didn't need any salt and pepper.



This is optional, but I sauteed onions and mushroom in a separate pan. Pushed it too the side and add olive oil in the center for the chicken.



Add chicken in the pan, turn heat on medium and let it brown for 4-5 minutes on both sides. Then lower the heat, add half a cup of water and let it simmer/cook for 20 minutes.




Add the mole sauce and cover. Let it simmer for 10-15 minutes and you're done!



I had with a side of Mexican rice and flour tortillas. Yum!

XOXO,
Becky