Turkey Mole

By dette

Mole (pronounced mo-lay) is a spicy, dark brown Mexican sauce traditionally served with poultry. What goes in a mole is up to the cook, but it usually contains aromatic vegetables, seeds, spices and chiles, and a little unsweetened chocolate or cocoa powder for richness and color.

Ingredients

• 1 tsp vegetable oil
• 1 large onion, diced
• 2 garlic colves, minced
• 1/2 c golden raisins or chopped prunes
• 1 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 tbsp creamy peanut butter
• 2 tsp chili powder
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/8 tsp ground cloves
• 1/8 tsp anise or fennel seeds
• 4 (4 oz) thin-sliced skinless turkey breasts (1/4" thick)
• 2 tbsp chopped cilantro
• 1 lime quarted

Preparation

Step 1

In a small saucepank heat the oil. Saute the onion and garlic until tender, about 3 minutes. Stir in the raisins, cocoa powder, peanut butter, chilipowder, 1/4 tsp of the slat, the cinnamon, cloves, anise seeds, and 1 c water. Simmer, covered, until the flavors are blended, about 20 minutes. Transfer to a blender and puree.

Meanwhile, spray a large nonstick skillet with nonstick cooking spray; ehat. Sprinkle the turkey with the remaining 1/2 tsp of salt; saute until cooked throughk about 3 minutes on each side.

Spoon some of the sauce onto each of 4 plates. Top with the turkey and the remaining sauce. Sprinkle with the cilantro and serve with the lime on the side.


229 cal; 4 g fat; 1 g sat fat; 70 mg chol; 508 mg sod; 21 g carb; 2 g fib; 30 g prot; 32 mg calc POINTS: 5