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Mexican Chicken

with Chile Chocolate Sauce
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Mexican Chicken - A Central American classic with subtle, yet spicy flavors

Difficulty:
moderate
Preparation:
1 hr
Preparation
ready in 2 hrs 10 mins
Calories:
539
calories
Calories
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Besides lots of taste, you get plenty of iron, necessary for the build-up of red blood cells, magnesium, important for good nerves and strong muscles, as well as zinc, which is essential for a fast reacting immune system.

For the chicken, you can also use canned tomatoes - this saves time and also produces an intense aroma.

1 serving contains
(Percentage of daily recommendation)
Calorie539 cal.(26 %)
Protein53 g(54 %)
Fat32 g(28 %)
Carbohydrates7 g(5 %)
Sugar added3 g(12 %)
Roughage4.5 g(15 %)
Vitamin A0.1 mg(13 %)
Vitamin D0 μg(0 %)
Vitamin E3 mg(25 %)
Vitamin B₁0.3 mg(30 %)
Vitamin B₂0.6 mg(55 %)
Niacin23.4 mg(195 %)
Vitamin B₆0.7 mg(50 %)
Folate50 μg(17 %)
Pantothenic acid2.2 mg(37 %)
Biotin12.5 μg(28 %)
Vitamin B₁₂0.7 μg(23 %)
Vitamin C5 mg(5 %)
Potassium720 mg(18 %)
Calcium88 mg(9 %)
Magnesium110 mg(37 %)
Iron4.9 mg(33 %)
Iodine3 μg(2 %)
Zinc3.9 mg(49 %)
Saturated fatty acids8.5 g
Uric acid323 mg
Cholesterol149 mg
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Ingredients

for
6
Ingredients
3 dried chili peppers
4 Tomatoes (about 300 grams)
2 onions (about 100 grams)
2 garlic cloves
1 oz Shelled peanut
1 oz almonds
1 pinch ground cloves
2 tsps ground cinnamon
3 Tbsps olive oil
1 ¾ cups Chicken broth
2 ozs Chocolate (70% cocoa)
1 tsp cocoa powder
salt
peppers
6 Chicken legs
2 tsps Sesame seeds
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Preparation

Preparation steps

1.

Remove seeds from chile peppers. Toast chiles in a heavy pan over high heat for 1 minute, stirring frequently.

2.

Place chiles in a bowl, cover with hot water and soak for 30 minutes.

3.

Rinse tomatoes, cut out stem ends, cut in half and squeeze out the seeds.

4.

Lay tomatoes, skin side up, on a baking sheet and roast under a preheated broiler until the skin is black and peels back from the tomatoes. Remove tomatoes from the oven and remove skin.

5.

Using an immersion blender or food processor, purée tomatoes and set aside.

6.

Peel the onions and garlic and coarsely chop. Remove chiles from the water. Combine chiles with onions, garlic, peanuts, almonds, cloves and cinnamon. Purée the mixture.

7.

Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a pan over high heat. Add the onion mixture and cook, stirring constantly, for 2 minutes.

8.

Add the tomato purée and cook for 2 minutes, stirring frequently.

9.

Place mixture in a pot. Add broth and bring to a boil. Reduce heat to medium and cook for 20 minutes.

10.

Roughly chop the chocolate and add to onion mixture. After 20 minutes of cooking, add the cocoa powder to the onion mixture, stir and cook for another 5 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.

11.

Rinse chicken, pat dry and season with salt and pepper. Coat roasting pan with remaining oil. Place chicken in roasting pan.

12.

Bring the chocolate sauce to a boil and reduce heat to just keep warm. Ladle some of the sauce over the chicken. Cover roasting pan and place in preheated oven at 180°C (fan: 160°C, gas mark 2-3) (approximately 350°F/convection 325°F). Bake for 1 hour. Toast sesame seeds in a small, dry skillet. Serve chicken with the remaining sauce and sprinkle with sesame seeds.

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