Chicken in Peanut Sauce (Pollo en Pipián Rojo)
Traditional Mexican pollo en pipián rojo with dried chiles, pumpkin seeds and peanuts. Rich high-protein mole-style sauce recipe.
30mPrep
45mCook
4Servings
580Calories
48gProtein
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Ingredients
- chicken pieces
- pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
- peanuts, unsalted
- guajillo chiles
- ancho chile
- tomatoes
- garlic
- onion
- cumin
- chicken broth
- vegetable oil
Ingredients
- 900 g chicken pieces
- 120 g pumpkin seeds (pepitas)
- 80 g peanuts, unsalted
- 5 units guajillo chiles
- 2 units ancho chile
- 300 g tomatoes
- 4 cloves garlic
- 150 g onion
- 3 g cumin
- 500 ml chicken broth
- 30 ml vegetable oil
Instructions
- Toast pepitas and peanuts in dry pan until golden.
- Toast and soak chiles, blend with tomatoes, garlic and onion.
- Blend roasted seeds and nuts with some broth until smooth.
- Combine both blended mixtures.
- Fry sauce in oil until thickened.
- Brown chicken, pour pipián sauce over.
- Simmer 25 min until chicken is cooked through.
- Serve with white rice.