Authentic Mole Sauce - Tastes Better from Scratch
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DirectionsStep1Add chicken, garlic, onion, bay leaf, chicken bouillon, salt, oregano and water to pot. Bring to a low boil and cook over medium heat until chicken is just cooked through, about 30 minutes. Remove chic…Step2Add the sesame seeds to a large dry skillet over medium heat and cook them, stirring constantly, until toasted. Be careful not to burn them. Set aside.Step3Use scissors to cut a line down all the chilies to open them up flat. Remove veins and seeds.Step4Add a few tablespoons of oil to the skillet over medium heat. In a separate large saucepan, add 2 cups of water and turn heat to medium-low.Step5Once oil in the skillet is hot, add one layer of chilies at a time to the skillet, frying on both sides for just a few seconds, careful not to burn them, then transfer them to the saucepan of water.Step6We will continue to fry most of the remaining ingredients, one at a time, so add a little oil between each batch, as needed, just to coat the bottom of the pan.Step7Fry the peanuts stirring often so they toast but don’t burn, about 45 seconds. Add to the pot. Repeat with almonds, then raisins, then animal crackers, then corn tortilla, and bread slices, adding each to the sau…Step8Turn skillet heat to medium-high and add more oil if needed to coat the bottom of the pan. Add onion and fry for 1-2 minutes. Add garlic and fry for just a few seconds before spooning the onion and …Step9Reduce heat to medium and add peppercorns, coriander seeds, cumin seeds, anise, and crushed red pepper to hot oil and fry for a few seconds, stirring constantly, then add to the pot.Step10To the saucepan with all of the ingredients, stir in 1 teaspoon oregano, 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon, and 1 1⁄2 teaspoons chicken bouillon.Step11Add the chopped chocolate to a bowl and pour some of the chicken broth into it, to help it melt. Set aside.Step12Add 2 tablespoons lard or oil to a large saucepan. Once melted, remove from heat and set aside.Step13Working in batches, add everything from the pot with the chilies to a blender and add enough of the reserved chicken broth to allow the mixture to blend. During one of the batches, add 1⁄4 cup of reserved t…Step14Pour sauce through a fine mesh strainer (discarding what’s leftover in the strainer) into the pot with the melted lard.Step15After everything has been blended and strained to the pot, add the melted chocolate and broth mixture (you can blend it too, if the chocolate has not completely melted), to the pot. Add 1 Ta…Step16Cook the mole sauce over medium-low heat for 30 minutes to 1 hour, stirring often. If the mixture is too thick, add more chicken broth (I usually end up using all of the remaining chicken broth). Taste and …Step17Place chicken on a plate and ladle a big spoonful of sauce on top, then garnish with sesame seeds. Serve with Mexican rice and warm corn tortillas on the sideIngredientsIngredients1 Whole Chicken (cut into pieces, or 4-5 chicken leg quarters, bone in, skin on)8 cupsWater¼ Onion (roughly chopped)7 clovesGarlic2 Bay Leaves2 teaspoonsSalt2 teaspoonsOregano1 tablespoonChicken Bouillon (powder or paste)6 Dried Pasilla Chiles6 Guajillo Chilies (or dried mulato chiles)5 Dried Ancho Chiles½ cupSesame Seeds (divided)¼ cupRaw Almonds¼ cupRaw Shelled Peanuts¼ cupRaisins½ cupAnimal Crackers1 Corn Tortilla2 slicesWhite Bread (French bread or a small bolillo roll cut in half)½ White Onion (sliced)5 Whole Cloves5 Whole Black Peppercorns1 teaspoonCoriander Seeds1 teaspoonCumin Seed¼ teaspoonWhole Aniseed½ teaspoonRed Pepper Flakes (crushed)1 Ripe Plantain (or banana, peeled, sliced into 1/2 inch slices)¼ teaspoonGround Cinnamon1 ½ teaspoonsChicken Bullionadd Salt2 ouncesMexican Chocolate (chopped, or semi-sweet or bittersweet chocolate)4 tablespoonsBrown Sugar (taste)add Reserved Broth (from the cooked chicken)2 tablespoonsLard (or oil)add Oil (for frying)See moreNutritionalNutritional577 Calories33 gTotal Fat71 mgCholesterol50 gCarbohydrate912 mgSodium27 gProteinFrom tastesbetterfromscratch.comRecipeDirectionsIngredientsNutritionalExplore furtherWhat is Mole Sauce? - El Paso Mexican Restaurantelpasomexicanrestaurant…
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