Turkey Mole

* Exported from MasterCook *

TURKEY MOLE

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Serving Size : 4 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Poultry

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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Stephen Ceideburg
2 tb Olive oil
4 lg Turkey leg-thigh pieces
1/3 c Sliced yellow onion
3 Garlic cloves, minced
1 tb Sesame seeds, toasted
1/4 ts Cinnamon
1/4 ts Ground cloves
1/4 ts Coriander seeds, toasted,
-crushed
2 tb Ground dried ancho or mixed
-chile peppers
2 ts Chopped fresh cilantro
2 c To 3 c chicken stock
3 tb Smooth peanut butter
2 1/2 tb Tomato paste
4 tb Golden raisins
1 oz Unsweetened chocolate,
-chopped
Salt
Freshly ground black pepper
Garnish:
Roasted and julienned red
-bell peppers
Warm tortillas
Fresh cilantro sprigs

From "American Game Cooking," by John Ask and Sid
Goldstein.

Heat oil in a large, heavy-bottomed saute pan and
brown turkey on all sides. Remove turkey and set
aside. Add onion to pan and saute until lightly
browned. Add garlic, sesame seeds, cinnamon, cloves,
coriander, ground chile and chopped cilantro; cook
over moderate heat for 5 minutes. Add stock and simmer
for IO minutes, stirring occasionally.

Pour mixture into a blender or food processor. Add
peanut butter, tomato paste, raisins and chocolate and
process until smooth. Return sauce to pan, add
reserved turkey and simmer, covered, until tender,
about 35 minutes. Thin with stock as necessary. Season
with salt and pepper.

Arrange turkey on a warm platter. Whisk sauce until
smooth and pour over turkey. Garnish with red pepper
strips, warm tortillas and fresh cilantro sprigs.

PER SERVING: 660 calories, 59 g protein, 19 g
carbohydrate, 39 g fat (9 g saturated), 196 mg
cholesterol, 252 mg sodium, 2 g fiber.

Jayne Benet writing in the San Francisco Chronicle,
3/18/92.

Posted by Stephen Ceideburg



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