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peanut sauce chicken

Recipe by
Miralda Sanchez
Cholula

This is one of my favorite recipes, it´s 100% mexican, family meal and traditional. You need to eat this delicious dish with fresh hand made corn tortillas. (I owe you the photos, I couldn´t find them)

yield 5 serving(s)
prep time 30 Min
cook time 1 Hr
method Stove Top

Ingredients For peanut sauce chicken

  • 5 lg
    chicken pieces, boiled and cooked (with salt and onion)
  • 3 md
    ancho chiles, boiled
  • 2 md
    guajillo chiles, boiled
  • 2 lg
    red tomatoes, roasted and peeled
  • 1/2 sm
    roasted onion
  • 2 clove
    roasted garlic
  • 2
    clove
  • 2
    black pepper
  • 1 tsp
    grounded thyme
  • 1 tsp
    grounded marjoram
  • 2 lg
    laurel leaves
  • 1/2 c
    roasted peanuts (natural, not salted)
  • As needed
    salt
  • As needed
    pepper
  • As needed
    vegetable oil
  • As needed
    chicken broth or water

How To Make peanut sauce chicken

  • 1
    Place in the blender: ancho chile, guajillo chile, tomatoes, onion, garlic, all the spices and peanuts. You´ll see a thick sauce. If it looks difficult to blend, add a bit of chicken broth or water.
  • 2
    In a casserole, put some vegetable oil and add the sauce, it has to be thick and smooth, add water or chicken broth as needed (if so), and bring it to boil.
  • 3
    Add the cooked chicken pieces in the sauce, and let them season for 5 minutes while the sauce is boiling.
  • 4
    You can serve the chicken with white rice.

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