Recipe: Pechuga & Mole Verde from Ruta Oaxaca Mexican Cuisine

Chef Felipe Arellano and Chef Carlos Arellano are brothers and co-owners of Ruta Oaxaca Mexican Cuisine in Patchogue, which recently made Newsday’s Best 100 Restaurants on Long Island list. They have a recipe for pechuga with mole verde that will knock your socks
off.

Pechuga & Mole Verde Recipe from Ruta Oaxaca Mexican Cuisine

Pechuga Ingredients

Chicken Breast marinated in garlic, lime and salt

Mole Verde Ingredients

1 cup grilled pepitas (hulled pumpkin seeds)
1/2 pound tomatillos, husked and halved
3 cups homemade or store-bough low-sodium chicken stock
1 cup roughly chopped white onion (about 1 small)
2 medium jalapeño peppers, stemmed and roughly chopped (seeds removed for a milder sauce)
1 cup packed coarsely chopped fresh cilantro leaves and tender stems
1/2 cup packed coarsely chopped fresh epazote\
1/2 cup packed coarsely chopped romaine lettuce leaves
1 tablespoon minced garlic (about 3 medium cloves)
1 tablespoon lard or olive oil
Kosher salt, to taste

Instructions:

1. In a blender, combine all ingredients.

2. Puree it for 5 minutes.

3. Cook with vegetable oil at 350 degrees for 45 minutes.

4. Add salt to taste.

Enjoy!