Name: Traditional Green Mole
Prep time: 60 min
Cook time: 20 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexicana
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups pumpkin seeds; 1 1/2 cups vegetable oil, or lard; 1 kilo chicken, breast, thigh, leg with skin; 1/2 pieces of bread, or bolillo; 1 cup white onion, sliced; 4 cloves garlic; 4 tomatillos, cut in halves; 4 serrano chiles, without veins or seeds; 1/4 cups Poblano chile, chopped, without veins or seeds; 1 1/2 liters chicken broth; 1/4 cups radish leaves; 1/2 cups lettuce; 1/2 cups fresh cilantro; 1/2 cups epazote; 1/2 cups hoja santa; 1 tablespoon coarse salt; sesame seeds, for serving; pumpkin seeds, for serving

Preparation

40 mins

20 mins

Low

Heat a griddle over medium heat and toast the pumpkin seeds until they release their aroma, then remove and grind until you obtain a fine powder. Set aside. Heat a small pot over medium heat with oil, sear the chicken breasts until the skin is golden brown, remove from the pot and set aside.