Slow Cooker Cornish Hens In Mole Sauce

Total Time: 6 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 35 mins Cook Time: 6 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 4 lbs cornish hens
• 2 (28 ounce) cans whole tomatoes
• 4 tablespoons nut butter (i used creamy sunflower seed butter)
• 1 (6 ounce) can tomato paste
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1 teaspoon anise seed
• 5 tablespoons chili powder
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 3 tablespoons cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 6 large garlic cloves (smashed and peeled)
• 2 chipotle peppers (in adobo sauce)
• salt and pepper

Recipe

• 1 turn the crock pot on high.
• 2 puree the tomatoes, nut/seed butter and the tomato paste in a blender.
• 3 add it to the crock pot.
• 4 add all the other ingredients into the crock pot except the chicken. whisk it all together.
• 5 remove the hens from their wrappers and wash them good. pat dry. season with the salt and pepper.
• 6 add to the crop pot whole and cover with the mole sauce.
• 7 turn the crock pot down to low and cook for 6 hours.
• 8 remove the hens when cooked and let them sit for a few minutes.
• 9 you will have a lot of mole sauce left. save it and use it with other fowl.
• 10 serve with rice, corn tortillas and scallions if you wish.
• 11 bon appetit!