Ingredients
- 2 cups freshly squeezed orange juice
- 1/4 cup freshly squeezed lime juice
- 2 tablespoons ancho chili powder
- 2 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
- 8 chicken thighs, skinless and boneless, cut into 1-inch cubes
- Kosher salt
- Bibb lettuce leaves, for serving
- Peanut-Red Chile Mole Sauce, recipe follows
- Cilantro leaves, for garnish
- Mint leaves, for garnish
- Special equipment: Wooden skewers, soaked in water for 1 hour
Directions
Whisk together the orange juice, lime juice, chile powder, and garlic in a non-reactive large baking dish. Add chicken cubes and turn to coat. Cover the chicken and refrigerate for 4 to 6 hours or overnight.
Prepare a charcoal or wood fire and let it burn down to embers, or preheat the broiler.
Thread each piece of chicken onto a skewer. Season with salt and grill for about 3 minutes on each side, or until cooked through completely. Place each skewer in a Bibb lettuce leaf, drizzle with Peanut-Red Chile Mole Sauce, and garnish with cilantro and mint.
Peanut-Red Chile Mole Sauce:
- 2 tablespoons peanut oil
- 1 medium Spanish onion, coarsely chopped
- 4 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
- 1 mango, peeled, pitted and coarsely chopped
- 1/2 cup unsalted peanuts
- 2 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons ground allspice
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 cinnamon sticks
- 2 mulato chiles, stems removed
- 3 New Mexican red chiles, stems removed
- 8 cups homemade chicken stock
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 2 blue corn tortillas, coarsely chopped
Heat oil in a large saucepan over medium-high heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook until soft. Add the mango, peanuts, sesame seeds, ginger, allspice, and cloves and cook for 10 minutes, stirring often. Add the cinnamon, chiles, and stock, and season with salt and pepper; cook for 1 hour. Add the tortillas and cook for another hour.
Remove cinnamon sticks and carefully ladle the hot mixture, in batches, into a blender* and blend until smooth. Strain the sauce through a fine mesh strainer into a clean saucepan and cook until slightly thickened.
*When blending hot liquids: Remove liquid from the heat and allow to cool for at least 5 minutes. Transfer liquid to a blender or food processor and fill it no more than halfway. If using a blender, release one corner of the lid. This prevents the vacuum effect that creates heat explosions. Place a towel over the top of the machine, pulse a few times then process on high speed until smooth.
Yield: approximately 9 cups
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By MElena2010
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on November 20, 2010
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Este es un platillo super sabroso! It is a very delicious dish. My friend from Mexico prepared this dish and invited my family and I, wow! I loved it! I was telling my husband that I wanted to have to recipe so that I could do it myself! I couldn't get it from my friend because we moved to another town and didn't see/talk to her again. Well now that the pro (Bobbycame up with this recipe, guess what i am super glad because that is what I am going to cook for Thanksgiving! Oh yeah! Thanks a bunch Bob!
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