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20 July 2020

Chicken Mole Tacos

Created with Old El Paso

Rich, smoky chicken mole wrapped up in soft tortillas. Taco night just got a whole lot more interesting.

Serves
4
Prep
20 mins
Cook
1 hr 45 mins
Difficulty
Capable Cooks
Oven
180°C fan-forced
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Chicken Mole Tacos, recipe by Hayden Quinn

Ingredients

Mole spice mix

  • 2 tbs Australian extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 onion, roughly chopped
  • 3 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 packet Old El Paso taco spice mix
  • ½ tbs chipotle chilli powder (or other Mexican chilli powder)
  • 1 tbs dried oregano
  • ½ tsp cinnamon powder
  • Zest, 1 orange
  • Juice, 1 orange
  • 250ml chicken stock
  • 50g dark chocolate
  • 8 Free Range chicken thighs

Purple cabbage slaw

  • ¼ head purple cabbage, finely shredded
  • Juice, 1 lime
  • ¼ cup coriander, leaves only

To serve

  • 10 pack Old El Paso mini flour tortilla
  • Coriander, to serve
  • Lime, to serve
  • Sour cream, to serve

Method

  1. Preheat the oven to 180°C fan-forced. In a large oven proof saucepan over medium–high heat cook onion in olive oil for 5 minutes until fragrant and lightly coloured, add garlic and cook for a further 3 minutes. Reduce heat to low and add Old El Paso Taco Spice Mix along with chipotle chilli powder, oregano, cinnamon and orange zest.
  2. Stir to combine and cook gently for 2–3 minutes to activate the spices. Increase the heat and add orange juice, chicken stock and chicken thighs.
  3. Bring to the boil, once boiling cover and place into oven and cook for 1.5 hours or until the chicken thighs are nice and tender. Remove from oven and allow to cool slightly.
  4. Once cooled, remove chicken from cooking liquor and shred using two forks. Place the saucepan with sauce back onto the heat and bring to the boil, reduce slightly, once reduced add chocolate and stir through to combine well. Add pulled chicken to the mole sauce and keep warm to serve.
  5. Make cabbage slaw by simply tossing with coriander and sea salt and dressing with lime juice. Serve chicken on Old El Paso Mini Flour Tortillas with sour cream, slaw, extra coriander and lime.
  6. Recipe: Hayden Quinn.
  7. Food: Hayden Quinn.

Notes

You’ll find chipotle at larger supermarkets and Latin American grocers.

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