Pollo en Mole Verde
Chicken poached and served in a green mole thickened with pumpkin seeds and herbs.
Prep
20 min
Cook
55 min
Total
75 min
Serves
6
Per serving
542 kcal
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Instructions
Step 1: Poach the chicken thighs in the chicken stock with half the white onion until cooked through, then lift them out and keep the broth.
Step 2: Toast the pumpkin seeds in a dry pan until they pop and colour lightly.
Step 3: Simmer the tomatillos and jalapeños until soft.
Step 4: Blend the seeds, tomatillos, jalapeños, fresh coriander, spinach, garlic, remaining onion, cumin powder and salt with some broth until very smooth.
Step 5: Fry the sauce in the vegetable oil, then loosen with broth and simmer gently without boiling hard.
Step 6: Return the chicken to warm through in the mole.
Ingredients
Quantities update automatically for 6 servings.
- 1 ¼ kgChicken thighs — bone-in
- 150 gPumpkin seeds
- 500 gTomatillos — husked
- 2 wholeJalapeño
- 40 gFresh coriander
- 100 gSpinach
- 1 wholeWhite onion — chopped
- 4 clovesGarlic
- 1 tspCumin powder
- 1 litreChicken stock
- 3 tbspVegetable oil
- 2 tspSalt
Nutrition
Nutrition per serving, calculated from the ingredient list. Not yet reviewed.
- Calories
- 542 kcal
- Protein
- 48.4 g
- Carbohydrates
- 8.3 g
- Fat
- 36.4 g
- Saturated fat
- 7.8 g
- Fibre
- 2.7 g
- Sugar
- 2.3 g
- Sodium
- 1326 mg
These figures are estimates for general information only and are not medical or dietary advice.