Comments on: Quick, Easy, Delicious Chicken Mole

By: Richard Nikoley

Richard Nikoley — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 16:15:56 +0000

Hmmm. I can't imagine the coconut milk having a noticeable flavor. In mine it wasn't in the slightest. How much dark chocolate did you use? My bar turned out to be somewhere in the high 80s in grams. It's not uncommon for the coconut milk to be lumpy. That's the fat, but once you put heat to it it smoothes out.

Also, I did add back in the chicken fat that came off in the broiler.

Finally, for the leftovers I did add in some chili powder and cayenne which I think improved it, so there may be your key.

By: Elliot

Elliot — Sat, 28 Mar 2009 14:37:15 +0000

I tried this last night, but I found the coconut was overpowering, dominating the flavor of the sauce. I used a 13.5 oz. can(*) of Thai "first press" coconut milk, which came out lumpy. I may try again with the watery variety of coconut milk, but I definitely wouldn't make it again with the same proportions.

Also, I would add a lot of spices, peppers, onions, etc. to it. Before I started dieting, I loved to eat spicy Mexican food. I'm glad to see some good recipes that are lowER carb.

The only other time I had this kind of dish was the Polo En Mole Poblano dish at Fonda San Miguel in Austin, which set the bar very high. (That place is far better than any other Mexican restaurant at which I've eaten.)

(*) The can of coconut milk had a non-standard rim and wouldn't fit in a rotary can opener. Nor could I get a church key to grab the side to puncture it. I ended up smacking a butter knife through the lid several times. That was just weird.

By: Richard Nikoley

Richard Nikoley — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:44:49 +0000

I added chili powder & cayenne to the leftovers. Well worth it.

Richard Nikoley

By: Model Dana Michelle

Model Dana Michelle — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:31:51 +0000

Hey Richard,
I went to World Market today & I bought the Chocolate Bar with Chipotle Chile Peppers already in it to try it & see how that works, I will add some cumin, going to try it in a few days. I'll let you know how this works….DM

By: Monica

Monica — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 17:25:17 +0000

I'm making this tonight, only using roast chicken. I will probably add some onion and tomato and possible some chipotle and chili powder to the sauce. I'll let you know.

By: Richard Nikoley

Richard Nikoley — Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:17:27 +0000

Last night I took the leftovers (2 servings) and added one teaspoon of chili powder and a couple of dashes of cayenne pepper. Great improvement (as if it needed amy, really) so that's how I'll make from now on.

Richard Nikoley

By: Model Dana Michelle

Model Dana Michelle — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 18:43:41 +0000

Cool, so that's not too bad on the sugar. I wonder about using a 90% bar if that might make a bit of a difference. I'll look into that & I'm going to add some chipotle for a bit of spice & more "mole" flavor! I'll let y'all know how it goes.

By: Richard Nikoley

Richard Nikoley — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:43:12 +0000

Right, no chili spice added. I'll likely do that next time.

By: Richard Nikoley

Richard Nikoley — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:42:22 +0000

Actually, I was mistaken. It's from World Market and it's 82% cacao. Total bar is 86g: 42g fat (26 sat fat), 34g carb (12g sugar), and 8g protein.

By: Richard Nikoley

Richard Nikoley — Tue, 24 Mar 2009 11:26:30 +0000

Yes, it's fine without the rice, and, of course, you could use something else like sweet potato, even cauliflower. You could also have it alone, and I'd just thicken a bit more.