mole sauce

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 2 dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded
• 2 dried ancho chiles, stemmed and seeded
• 3 dried chipotle chiles, stemmed and seeded
• 1 dinner roll, torn into pieces
• 2 corn tortillas, cut into 1-inch strips
• 2 cups chicken broth
• 2 tomatoes, cut in half crosswise
• 5 tomatillos, cut in half crosswise
• 1 tablespoon lard
• 1 onion, halved and thinly sliced
• 1/2 head garlic, peeled and sliced
• 1/3 cup chopped peanuts
• 1/4 cup raisins
• 2 tablespoons cumin seeds
• 1 tablespoon dried thyme
• 3 cinnamon sticks
• 5 whole cloves
• 6 whole allspice berries
• 5 ounces dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
• 1 cup chicken broth
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 teaspoon salt

Recipe

Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 1 hr


• heat 2 cups chicken broth in a saucepan until it begins to simmer, about 5 minutes. pour broth into a blender.
• toast guajillo chiles, ancho chiles, and chipotle chiles in a dry pan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until warm and aromatic, about 3 minutes. transfer to the blender with chicken broth.
• toast dinner roll pieces and tortilla strips in a dry pan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. transfer to the blender with chicken broth and chiles
• allow the chiles and toasted bread and tortillas to soak, fully submerged, in the chicken broth until softened, about 10 minutes. blend the mixture until smooth.
• cook tomatoes and tomatillos in a dry skillet on medium-high heat until soft and blackened, 3 to 4 minutes per side. place tomatoes in the blender with the chile puree.
• melt lard in a large skillet over medium heat. stir in onion, garlic, peanuts, raisins, cumin seeds, thyme, cinnamon sticks, cloves, and allspice berries; cook and stir until onions are soft and golden, 5 to 8 minutes. remove the cinnamon sticks and other whole spices; add onion mixture to the blender with the chile-tomato mixture and blend until smooth.
• pour chile puree into a large saucepan over medium heat. stir in chocolate chicken broth, sugar, and salt. bring mixture to a simmer; stir until chocolate is melted and sauce is thickened and slightly reduced, 10 to 15 minutes.