Mole Sauce Recipe

Chicken Mole Recipe
Chicken:
Ingredients:

* 1 chicken quartered
* 3 cloves of garlic peeled lightly smashed
* 2 tomatoes, small, halved
* 1 spring dried oregano
* 1 half onion

Method:

1. Cover ingredients with water. Bring to a boil and simmer for half an hour.

Mole:
Ingredients:

* 5 ancho chili halves, dried, seeded
* 2 tomatoes, sliced
* 1 half onion, sliced
* 10 tomatillos, halved
* 1 plantain, ripe, sliced
* 3 pan dulces (little sweet breads, can be substituted for 5 dried tortillas and some sugar)
* small piece of cinnamon bark (substitute 1 tsp. dried cinnamon)
* 3 oz. chocolate
* Pinch of dried oregano
* 3 Tbs. sesame seeds
* Pinch of black pepper

Method:

1. Lightly fry anchos, bread, plantains
2. Place in a bowl and cover with cooking liquid from chicken. Lightly break up ingredients and let soak while preparing other items.
3. Toast sesame seeds in a frying pan for a minute. Add remaining ingredients (including chocolate) and fry to soften.
4. Put all ingredients in a blender and blend smooth adding chicken broth as needed. You will probably have to do this in a couple batches.
5. Simmer the blended mole in a large pot with remaining chicken broth for ten minutes. Add salt and sugar to taste.
6. Add chicken pieces and simmer an additional 10 minutes.