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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. Place chilies in large saucepan; add water to cover. | 2. Bring to a boil, remove from heat and let stand 1 hour. | 3. Cover chilies with a plate to submerge them. | 4. Season chicken on both sides with salt and pepper. | 5. Heat a large saucepan or dutch oven over medium heat; add olive oil to coat bottom of pan. | 6. Add chicken, and lightly brown on all sides; then add 4 cups water and 1/4 onion. | 7. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 1 hour. | 8. Grind sesame seeds, cloves, peppercorns, cinnamon, oregano, and thyme until pulverized. | 9. Set aside. | 10. Drain soaked ancho chilies and remove stems and seeds. | 11. Puree chilies in blender, adding a little water if needed. | 12. Pass through a sieve to strain out the peels. | 13. Without washing blender, puree onion and tomato. | 14. Remove chicken and strain broth into a bowl or pot. | 15. Add pureed chilies and tomato-onion mixture to pan; cook over medium heat for about 7 minutes, stirring occasionally. | 16. Add ground spice mixture, 1 1/2 cups of reserved broth, chocolate. | 17. sugar, and salt to taste. | 18. Add the meat; cover and simmer for 30 minutes. | 19. Add more broth as desired for consistency. | 20. Serve with soft tortillas and steamed rice, if you desire. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
ancho chile	2	ounces	dried	50.4333	0.0	11.22	0.2833
chicken thigh	2	lbs	boneless skinless	3986.4	7.1574	86.7948	400.7238
onion	1/4			15.0	3.5025	0.4125	0.0375
salt				-	-	-	-
pepper			ground	-	-	-	-
sesame seed	1/8	cup	toasted	171.0	7.857	5.343	14.4
clove	2			11.508	2.7523	0.2507	0.546
peppercorn	3			75.57600000000001	0.469	0.1608	8.2276
cinnamon	1			-	-	-	-
mexican oregano	1/2	teaspoon	dried	50.4333	0.0	11.22	0.2833
thyme	1/8	teaspoon	dried	0.10099999999999999	0.0245	0.0056	0.0017
onion	1		quartered	15.0	3.5025	0.4125	0.0375
tomato	1	halved	peeled	-	-	-	-
extra virgin olive oil	1/2	tablespoon		50.4333	0.0	11.22	0.2833
sugar	2	teaspoons		36.708	9.1816	0.0	0.0
salt				-	-	-	-
chocolate	1/2	ounce	bittersweet	71.8672	8.5617	0.5528	4.8479

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.