It has been a while since I attended the Caring Place Community Kitchen. The reason is most of the demonstrations in that kitchen had been blogged already from other kitchens. Minoo will make it a point to inform me if there is something new in Caring Place Community Kitchen so that I can blog about it. This time, we had Rosa to make Spanish dishes in the Caring Place Community Kitchen.
This is the first time I met Rosa. She is a very cheerful lady with great passion in cooking. Coming from Las Vegas, Rosa told us that the chicken and beef here tastes different from those in the United States. She still goes to the Bellingham Costco to get her meat which is also cheaper there. Rosa told us when she first moved here where her family got to stay in a hotel for 2 months, she lost 20lbs as she cant do her cooking. Once they settled down in a house, she gain back her weight. This is how much she enjoys her own cooking.
Rosa made this Chicken Mole which is her family’s favourite dish. You may cook this dish in the mole sauce or cook the chicken and the mole sauce separately. This way, the sauce will last longer in the refrigerator, like a few days. Otherwise, you have to freeze the chicken with the sauce if you have left over.
The most important ingredient for this Chicken Mole recipe is the Mole sauce. Mole is a Mexican condiments. It is made with cocoa, sesame seeds, chili pepper, peanut butter, sugar, spice, etc. Rosa told us that you can get Mole from Safeway. There are different flavours of Mole, like Adobo, etc but according to Rosa, the original Mole is the best.
Ingredients
- 2 lbs chicken pieces (Rosa used chicken thigh which is more flavourful)
- 1 can Mole
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
- 6 to 8 pieces bay leaves
- 1/2 onion
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
that is one of my favorite things ever. I forwarded this to my wife, cause I couldn’t explain it her by memory. Thanks for posting this 🙂
cant wait to try this myself!
Have had many types of mole chicken in Mexico in Yucatan, Oaxaca and Pueblo. This recipe was great because of the peanut butter. I used chunky…lol
I have been using Dona Maria for about twenty years. I make it the same way you do. I love love love this mole!