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Pollo de Chocolate (Chocolate Chicken)
Pollo de Chocolate (Chocolate Chicken) is a traditional Mexican recipe for a classic dish of chicken breasts cooked in a chicken broth base flavoured with cocoa powder, brown sugar and tomato purée. The full recipe is presented here and I hope you enjoy this classic Mexican version of: Chocolate Chicken (Pollo de Chocolate).
prep time
20 minutes
cook time
30 minutes
Total Time:
50 minutes
Serves:
4
Rating:
Tags : Spice RecipesChicken RecipesFowl RecipesVegetable RecipesMexico Recipes
Pollo de Chocolate (Chocolate Chicken) a Classic Mexican recipe for a dish of chicken breasts cooked in a chicken broth base flavoured with cocoa powder, brown sugar and tomato purée.
Ingredients:
4 chicken breasts
4 tbsp plain flour
2 tsp ground cinnamon
2 tbsp olive oil
1 onion
3 tsp cocoa powder
2 tsp brown sugar
2 tsp tomato purée
250ml chicken broth
1 tbsp cream
Method:
Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Lightly flour the chicken breasts, add to the pan and fry until nicely browned all over. Remove with tongs and set aside.
Heat the chicken broth in a saucepan. When it begins to boil add the tomato purée and stir to combine. Add the onion to the oil remaining in the frying pan and cook, stirring frequently, until browned (about 5 minutes). Scatter over the cocoa powder, cinnamon and sugar then stir to combine.
Return the chicken breasts to the pan then pour over the chicken broth and tomato mix. Bring to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes. Finally add the cream and cook for 2 minutes, or until the sauce thickens.
Serve immediately.