Chicken Ole Mole (Tabasco)

Title:
Chicken Ole Mole (Tabasco)

Yield:
4 Servings

Categories:
Tabasco,
Condiments




Ingredients:





     2 tb Olive oil; divided


 2 1/2 lb Chicken; cut into pieces (2


          -to 3 pounds fryer)


   1/2 c  Finely chopped onion


   1/2 c  Finely chopped green pepper


     1 sm Garlic clove; minced


   1/4 c  Slivered almonds


   1/4 c  Raisins


 1 1/2 tb Toasted sesame seeds


   1/2 c  Chicken broth; up to 1


     8 oz Canned tomato sauce


 1 1/2 oz Unsweetened chocolate


     1 ts TABASCO pepper sauce


   1/2 ts Ground cinnamon


   1/4 ts Ground allspice






 Heat 1 tablespoon oil in large skillet, and brown chicken pieces over


 medium-high heat. Remove and set aside. Add remaining tablespoon of oil to


 skillet, and saut? onion, pepper and garlic 3 to 5 minutes.


 


 In food processor or blender, finely grind almonds, raisins and sesame


 seeds to paste. Add mixture to vegetables, along with 1/2 cup of broth,


 tomato sauce, chocolate, TABASCO sauce, cinnamon and allspice. Cook,


 stirring, until chocolate melts.


 


 Return chicken to skillet, coating pieces well with sauce. If sauce is too


 thick, add a little more broth, about 1/2 cup. Cover and simmer over low


 heat 30 to 40 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.


 


 Makes 4 servings.


 


 Nutritional information per serving: 389 Calories, 29 g protein, 23 g fat,


     522 mg sodium, 72 mg cholesterol


 


 >From THE TABASCO COOKBOOK : Main Dishes 1993 by Paul McIlhenny with


 Barbara Hunter (Clarkson Potter/Publishers)


 


 TABASCO(R) of McIlhenny Co., Avery Island, LA 70513 >Kitpath-Buster


 1998-Mar >Submitted to McRecipe by Pat Hanneman


 


 Recipe by: http://www.tabasco.com/


 


 Posted to MC-Recipe Digest by KitPATh 
on Mar 23,


 1998