Pollo Poblano
From notyourmomma 15 years ago
- 5-40 minutes to make
- Serves 4
Dinner from Friday. A riff on a chicken mole, done in my trusty slow cooker. Served with saffron tinged rice. A green salad with sliced oranges, green onions and a tart orange vinaigrette rounded out the meal.
Ingredients
- 4 large chicken breast halves, on the bone, skin on shopping list
- 1/8 cup of vegetable oil shopping list
- 1 1/2 tsp of salt shopping list
- 2 cloves of garlic, minced shopping list
- 2 small onions chopped shopping list
- 2 large poblano chilis, stemmed, seeded, chopped or one each poblano and 3 each jalapeno (depends on your heat tolerance) shopping list
- 1 large can of diced tomatoes shopping list
- 1 1/2 tsp of chili powder shopping list
- 1/8 tsp each of cinnmon, nutmeg, cloves and chipotle powder shopping list
- 1/2 tsp of cumin shopping list
- 1/2 ounce of unsweetened chocolate shopping list
- grated rind of one orange shopping list
- 1/2 cup of toasted almonds shopping list
- 2 tbsp of currants shopping list
- 1 1/2 tsp of cornstarch shopping list
- 1 cup of chicken broth shopping list
How to make it
- Season chicken with salt.
- Brown chicken skin side down in hot oil.
- Transfer to slow cooker insert.
- (or to dutch oven)
- Add a bit more oil to the skillet you browned the chicken in, saute the onions, peppers and the garlic.
- Stir in tomatoes, seasonings, chocolate, orange rind, nuts, currants and a pinch of salt.
- Mix well.
- Pour over chicken.
- Mix cornstarch in cold chicken stock.
- Stir well. Pour over chicken and veg-tomato mix.
- Cover and slow cook on low for 6-8 hours.
- Alternately cover dutch oven tightly and bake at 350 degrees for one hour to one hour fifteen. Baste occasionally.
- Serve with rice to catch the delectable sauce.
The Rating
Reviewed by 6 people-
Simply (and simple!) delightful, nym! I can almost taste the chocolate melded with the orange as I sit here. This could well be tomorrow's dinner. Thanks and my five.
Lorraine
lacrenshaw
in Horsham loved it
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Wonderful flavors! You did it again Tina!
pleclare
in Framingham loved it
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This sounds amazing. Great chicken dish here. Love it. You have my 5.
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in Garland loved it
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