Chocolat' Chicken

I always drool over the movie Chocolat', when lead character Viene concocts all her sumptuous, chocolate-y deliciosities!  Especially the birthday feast for Armande! Every course served, is dripping in chocolate, and the dinner guests are overcome with culinary choco-exhilaration!  

Anyway, it inspired me!  Instead of going out to battle the Valentine crowds for dinner, I decided to create my own deliciosities for that handsome hunk o' man of mine and I.

I call it Chocolat' Chicken.....

.....served with brown rice, and because there's a bit of spice to the sauce, a side of cooling spring greens & mixed berries salad with glazed walnuts and feta cheese.  Hmmm!

Chocolate IS an aphrodisiac, you know.....so take multi-helpings at your own risk! *wink*

• 1 1/2 pound boneless chicken, pork or lamb chops
• 3 tablespoon Mexican chocolate (you can also use powdered, in a can, on baking aisle, Ghiradelli chocolate, or improvise)
• 1 poblano pepper (chopped)
• 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
• 3 sprigs cilantro
• 1 onion (chopped)
• 1 clove garlic (minced)
• 3 tablespoon sherry vinegar
• olive oil
• salt and pepper
• Chocolate shavings

• 1 1/2 pound boneless chicken breast, lamb or pork chops,
  Salt and pepper
  Preheat grill over medium-high heat. Season meat with salt and pepper. Place on grill, grill for 2 minutes per side. Remove and set aside.
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  1 poblano pepper (chopped)
  1 onion (chopped)
  1 clove garlic (minced)
  1 tablespoon smoked paprika
  olive oil
  To saute pan add olive oil, onion, garlic and poblano pepper. Add smoked paprika and cook until softened, about 2 minutes.
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  3 tablespoon Mexican chocolate
  3 tablespoon sherry vinegar
  Add sherry vinegar and chocolate. Puree with immersion blender until smooth. (Or if you don't have an immersion blender you can put mixture from pan into a normal blender or food processor.)
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  3 sprigs cilantro
  Chocolate shavings
  To serve, place sauce on top of grilled meat. Garnish with chocolate shavings and cilantro. 
  
  ENJOY!
  (I'm going to!) 
  ~Carol
  carolochsarts(at)aol.com