Receta

Mole Poblano, Mexico's "national sauce," is famous for its complex ingredients—including chocolate, chilies, nuts, and spices—and its deep, layered flavor. While traditional preparation is elaborate, using your Geedel food chopper quickly grinds nuts, seeds, and spices and blends all sauce components, allowing home kitchens to experience the glory of this celebratory dish.

Ingredients:  

1 whole chicken, cut into pieces, or 6 chicken legs  

For the Simplified Mole Sauce:  

3 varieties of dried chilies (e.g., Ancho, Pasilla, Mulato), stemmed, seeded, and softened in hot water  

¼ cup almonds  

¼ cup peanuts  

2 corn tortillas, toasted until dry  

1 small onion, charred  

2 garlic cloves  

1 ripe tomato, charred  

1 small cinnamon stick  

2 whole cloves  

¼ teaspoon anise seeds  

30g bittersweet chocolate  

2 cups chicken broth  

Salt, sugar to taste  

Instructions:

1. Grind nuts and spices:

   Place almonds, peanuts, toasted tortillas, cinnamon stick, cloves, and anise seeds in the Geedel manual vegetable chopper (with the chopping blade installed). Close the lid tightly and turn the handle continuously until ground into a very fine powder.

2. Make the sauce base:  

   Cut the softened chilies, charred onion, garlic, and tomato into chunks and add to the container along with the ground nut-spice mixture.  

   While turning the handle, gradually add a little chicken broth until a very smooth paste forms.

3. Simmer the sauce and cook the chicken:  

   Transfer the paste to a pot. Add the remaining broth, chocolate, salt, and sugar. Simmer over low heat for 30 minutes, stirring often, until the sauce thickens and becomes velvety.  

   Season the chicken with salt and pepper, then sear in a pan until browned. Add to the mole sauce and simmer gently for 20–25 minutes until the chicken is fully cooked.

4. Serve:  

   Plate the chicken generously coated with mole sauce. Serve with rice, warm corn tortillas, or tortillas for dipping.

Summary:  

This legendary Mexican dish derives its depth from the fine grinding and blending of many ingredients. The Geedel manual vegetable chopper excels at processing both dry and wet components, making it an ideal tool for crafting complex sauces like mole. It lets you explore the rich layers and cultural charm of Mexican cuisine right in your own kitchen.