My fiance wanted chicken mole--typically I make it over the stove, but today we were busy and I thought it would be cool to try it in the slow cooker, and it turned out great!
Ingredients:
2 lbs chicken thighs deboned
1 medium yellow onion, rough dice
3 oz. unsweetened chocolate
3 tbs. olive oil
1 tbs sesame seeds
1/4 cup raisins
1/2 cup pumpkin seeds (or almonds, but I used pumpkin seeds)
2 chipotle peppers in adobe sauce
1 dried ancho deseeded and stem cut out
1 tbs brown sugar
1/2 tsp cumin
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp coriander
1 28 oz can crushed tomatoes
Place the chicken in the crockpot on high and let sit while you get the sauce ready. Chop the chocolate and place in blender with the shelled pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, raisins and other ingredients. Seriously, just put them all together, they'll be okay. If your blender is small, you can blend in two batches. Blend well and, if you like, strain the sauce (I strained mine through a sieve because I think it is a better presentation). Pour the sauce over the chicken and cook for 2 hours on high followed by 4 hours on low. Chicken should fall apart when poked with a fork.
