Pipian Verde

Name: Pipian Verde
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 600g chicken thighs or pork, for serving; 200g pumpkin seeds, toasted; 400g tomatillos, husked; 3 serrano chillis; 1 white onion, quartered; 3 cloves garlic; 1 handful fresh coriander; 1 handful fresh epazote or parsley; 300ml chicken stock; 3 tbsp vegetable oil

A Mexican green pumpkin seed mole with tomatillos, serrano chilli and herbs — earthy and complex. Charring the tomatillos, onion, garlic and chilli under a hot grill before blending gives this mole its smoky depth instead of a flat, raw-vegetable taste.

Total time

50 min

Prep

20 min

Cook

30 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

Mexican

vegetariangluten-free

Ingredients

600gchicken thighs or pork, for serving

200gpumpkin seeds, toasted

400gtomatillos, husked

3serrano chillis

1white onion, quartered

3 clovesgarlic

1 handfulfresh coriander

1 handfulfresh epazote or parsley

300mlchicken stock

3 tbspvegetable oil

Instructions

Roast tomatillos, onion, garlic and serrano under a grill until charred.

Blend charred vegetables with pumpkin seeds, coriander and epazote.

Fry blended sauce in oil 5 minutes until darkened.

Add stock and simmer 15 minutes until thick.

Season generously.

Add cooked chicken or pork, simmer 10 minutes.

Serve with rice and warm tortillas.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

420

Protein

17g

Fat

35.8g

Carbs

15.1g

Fiber

5.6g

Sodium

293mg

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