EASY CHICKEN MOLE

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Provided by Marcela Valladolid

Time 55m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 12

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5 pasilla chiles, stemmed and seeded
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cups chopped onions
2 cloves garlic, minced
5 1/2 ounces Mexican chocolate, such as Ibarra, chopped
1 3/4 cups chicken broth
3 tablespoons smooth peanut butter
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon crumbled dried oregano
2 corn tostadas, torn into pieces
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 rotisserie chicken, cut into 6 pieces

Steps:

To make the mole sauce, soak the chiles in 1 1/4 cups water for 15 minutes. Drain well and discard the soaking liquid.
Heat the oil in a large heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and saute until translucent, 5 minutes. Transfer to a blender with the chiles, chocolate, chicken broth, peanut butter, sugar, oregano and tostadas and blend until very smooth. Transfer the sauce to a saucepan and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium, cover and simmer for 20 minutes.
Season with salt and pepper. Add the rotisserie chicken pieces and stir to combine.