Coffee Mole Chicken Tacos
This quicker version of mole is great for a weeknight meal!
Coffee Mole Chicken Tacos
Category
Main
Cuisine
Mexican
Servings
4
Prep Time
25 minutes
Cook Time
1 hour
A quicker version of mole!
Cortney Smith
Ingredients
- 1 rotisserie chicken, picked
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½ large yellow onion, cut into quarters
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6 garlic cloves, peeled
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1 large red tomato, quartered
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2 medium tomatillos, husked, rinsed, and quartered
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1 poblano pepper, destemmed, seeded, and quartered
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1 tablespoon oil
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1 cup coffee, freshly brewed
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1 dried ancho pepper, destemmed and seeded
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2 each dried pasilla pepper, destemmed and seeded
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2 tablespoons white sesame seeds
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¼ cup salted peanuts
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1 cup red or white wine
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1 ½ cups chicken stock
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½ cup pitted prunes
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½ bunch fresh cilantro
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½ tablespoon cumin
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1 oz. Mexican chocolate
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Salt & Pepper to taste
- ½ head red cabbage, finely shredded
- ½ cup cilantro, roughly chopped
- ½ cup carrots, shredded
- 2 green onions, finely sliced
- 2 teaspoons toasted sesame seeds
- 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
- 2 teaspoons lime juice
- 1 teaspoon sesame oil
- Salt & Pepper, to taste
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Tortillas, Lime Wedges, Crema/Sour Cream
For The Chicken
For The Coffee Mole
For The Cilantro Lime Slaw
To Serve
Directions
Preheat the oven to 425°F. On a sheet pan, toss the onion, garlic, tomatoes, tomatillos, and poblano in the oil and season with salt, and pepper. Spread the vegetables out in a single layer on a sheet pan. Roast in the preheated oven until the edges of the vegetables start to turn dark brown, about 12 to 15 minutes. Set aside until ready to use.
In a saute pan over medium heat, add the ancho and pasilla peppers, sesame seeds, and peanuts. Stirring frequently, toast the ingredients until they become fragrant and start to turn golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add the wine and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook until the wine has reduced by half.
Add the roasted vegetables, coffee, chicken stock, prunes, cilantro, salt, pepper, cumin and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to medium low and allow to simmer for 20 minutes.
While the sauce is reducing, mix the slaw ingredients together.
Once the sauce has simmered for 20 minutes, add the chocolate and melt. Remove from heat. Using an immersion blender or blender, puree the sauce until completely smooth. Add the sauce back to the pan (if needed), then add the chicken. Toss the chicken in the sauce and let heat until warmed through. Build tacos and enjoy!