Chicken Mole with Mushrooms & Green Beans

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Ingredients

Mole

  • 1 white onion, quartered, unpeeled 1 1/2 pounds tomatoes, quartered
  • 2 poblano chiles, halved, seeded
  • 2 garlic cloves, smashed in the skin
  • 2 serrano chiles, seeded (depending on desired heat level)
  • 2 dried guajillo chiles, seeded
  • 3 cups boiling water
  • 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves
  • 1 bunch cilantro
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt

Chicken

  • 3 tablespoons vegetable oil
  • 2 (8-ounce) bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon cracked coriander
  • 1 pound white mushrooms, sliced 8 ounces green beans
  • 2 limes, cut into wedges, for serving
 

Directions

Make the Mole: Preheat the oven to broil. Place the onion, tomatoes, poblanos, garlic cloves, and serranos on a baking sheet. Broil for 12 to 15 minutes, until charred on all sides, rotating as needed during cooking. Remove the veggies from the oven and let cool. Remove the skin from the onion and garlic.

Place the guajillo chiles in a medium heatproof bowl. Pour the boiling water over the chiles and let them soak for 30 minutes.

In a blender, blend the charred vegetables, mint, half of the cilantro, the soaked chiles and 1 cup of the chile water until smooth. Season with the salt.

Make the Chicken: In a large Dutch oven, heat 2 tablespoons of the oil over medium-high heat. Season the chicken breasts with salt, pepper, the cumin, and coriander. Sear the chicken skin side down for about 5 minutes, until golden brown, then flip and cook for an additional 2 minutes. Transfer to a baking sheet to cool.

Add the remaining 1 tablespoon oil and the mushrooms to the Dutch oven. Cook for 10 to 12 minutes, until the liquid is released and the mushrooms begin to brown. Pour the prepared mole sauce into the pot and nestle the chicken and green beans in the sauce. Cook, partially covered, for 25 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through to 165°F.

To serve, garnish with the remaining cilantro and lime.

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