Mole con chica pollo
"The kids call this Chocolate Chicken - they love opening up the hen and finding the little relleno suprise inside."
photo by mersaydees
- Ready In:
- 2hrs 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
2
ingredients
- 2 Cornish hens
- 1 bottle prepared mole
- 1 can whole chili pepper
- 1⁄4 lb cheddar cheese, cut into strips
- 2 tablespoons Knorr chicken bouillon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1⁄2 teaspoon chili powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cumin
- 1⁄2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 clove garlic, minced
- salt and pepper
directions
- Wash and remove gizzards and livers from cavities of hens.
- Place innards in a small saucepan add water to cover by 1 inch, boullion, oregano, chile powder, cumin, cinnamon and garlic.
- Bring to a boil, reduce heat, and simmer.
- Dry hens and sprinkle with salt and pepper, inside and out Remove chili peppers from can, put liquid from can into broth along with any left over chilis, chopped.
- Place cheese inside of chili peppers and stuff inside hen.
- Tuck wings, secure cavity with pin (I use turkey lacers) place in a deep oven going pan so that they fit snugly.
- Remove broth from heat and strain Replace broth in pan, add Mole sauce.
- Stir until smooth.
- Pour Sauce over hens.
- Bake,uncovered, basing with sauce every 20 minutes until done, about 1 1/2 hours.
- Serve with tortillas, beans and pass the extra sauce.
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Reviews
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I love mole and this was a fantastic dish with the relleno surprise. Made as directed except that I didn't truss the game hens since they were packed into the pan quite tight and it didn't seem to matter. Thanks, msintrepid! Made for Bargain Basement tag game.
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
msintrepid
United States
Raised in LA, schooled in France at Cordon Bleu. Ran 2 restaurants one in Calif and one in TX. My favorite cookbook is the Joy of Cooking - not the new version. Canning food is my passion. You can check this out at http://www.texfiles.com/msintrepid/canning.htm
