Mole Verde Con Pollo

Submitted by Salvador Vilchis

"Traditional Mexican food."

 

• Ready In: 1hr 15mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Yields: 30 tacos
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 1600 g chicken, parts separated
• 2 garlic cloves, asados
• 3 cloves
• 8 black peppercorns
• 600 g tomatillos
• 2 serrano peppers
• 6 tablespoons pork fat
• 2 cups cold water
• 10 g epazote, one stem
• 75 g parsley, one tie
• 2 leaves Thai holy basil, Hoja Santa ligeramente asadas
• 1 teaspoon salt

directions

1. Fry chicken in animal fat, until lightly browned.
2. In a food processor blend cloves, peppers, pepper and tomatillos. Add mix to fried chicken and add 2 cups of water. Cook for 40 minutes.
3. Just before serving add the epazote, parsley and hierba santa, which have been previously blended in a food processor with a little water, so they stay bright green.
4. Cook for 5 minutes more and remove from heat. The sauce should not be thick.
5. Serve with white rice on the side.

Reviews

[davinandkennard]

I have so yearned for this! I often ate it with pork but the recipe is the same. Now as I return to Mexico to spend the rest of my years I clutch this recipe, smile, and bless you! T.J.