Kakawas Mayan Chile Chocolate Elixir Recipes

CHOCOLATE MAYAN JUNGLE BIRD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, mix together sweetened condensed milk, and 2 tablespoon chicken granules. Place chicken breasts in bowl, and turn to coat all sides of the chicken. Cover, and refrigerate for at least 5 to 6 hours; overnight is best.
• Preheat oven to 425 degrees F (220 degrees C).
• In a roasting pan, heat 4 tablespoons of the oil on the stove top over medium-high heat. Cook onion, carrot, celery, chile pepper, garlic, and shallot with rosemary, thyme, bay leaves, juniper berries, peppercorns, cloves and cinnamon stick in oil until vegetables are evenly browned. Stir in 1 cup wine, cover, and cook in the preheated oven for 25 minutes; gradually add remaining wine to the pan during this time. Stir in chicken stock, and continue cooking for 1 hour.
• Strain contents of roasting pan into a saucepan. Cook over medium-low heat to reduce sauce. Melt chocolate in the sauce, stirring until smooth.
• In a large skillet, heat the remaining two tablespoons of oil. Season chicken with remaining chicken granules, covering both sides generously. Cook in hot oil until evenly browned and cooked through. Pour sauce over chicken, and heat through.

MAYAN HOT CHOCOLATE

Steps:

• Add chili pepper to 2 cups boiling water.
• Cook until liquid is reduced to 1 cup.
• Remove chili pepper; strain for stray seeds, and set aside.
• In a medium-size saucepan, combine cream or milk, vanilla bean and cinnamon stick.
• Heat over medium flame until bubbles appear around the edge.
• Reduce heat to low.
• Add chocolate and sugar or honey.
• Whisk occasionally until chocolate is melted and sugar dissolves.
• Turn off heat.
• Remove vanilla bean and cinnamon stick, stir in ground almonds or hazelnuts.
• Carefully add the chili pepper infusion, a little at a time, making sure the flavour isn't too strong.
• If chocolate is too thick, thin with a little more milk.

MAYAN HOT CHOCOLATE

Steps:

• Mix the hot chocolate mix, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper together in a mug.
• Pour the milk into a glass measuring cup; heat in microwave on High until it begins to boil, about 2 minutes. Slowly pour over the mixture in the mug, stirring with a small whisk as you pour. Enjoy immediately.

MAYAN HOT COCOA

Steps:

• Sift the cocoa powder and flour.
• Measure out 4 cups of milk. From the 4 cups of milk, slowly whisk about 1/4 cup of it, a little more if necessary, into the cocoa/flour mix until it becomes a paste. If you add milk too fast, you get clumpy cocoa. If that happens, use a hand blender to smooth it out.
• When all the cocoa and flour are a paste (no more dry flour,) add the remaining spices (sugar, nutmeg, cloves, peppers, and cinnamon).
• Heat the rest of the 4 cups of milk in a double-boiler or a saucepan over medium.
• Add the cocoa/flour/spices mix to the hot milk in the double-boiler. Stir constantly to keep it from burning.
• If you prefer a slightly thicker drink, you can add the optional cornstarch/water mixture now. Continue stirring on the heat until it's to your desired thickness. Not too long; you don't want to be forced to use a knife and fork. ;D.
• When the cocoa is ready (it takes about 10-15 minutes until the flavor and heat level are *just right*), strain the cocoa in a fine sieve to remove the cloves and cinnamon pieces. (Careful, it could splatter - I found out last night. *grrr*) Then add the powdered sugar and vanilla and stir.
• If you like, you can put whipped cream on top, add small marshmallows, or add a stick of cinnamon for stirring.