How to Make Mole Sauce

How to Make Mole Sauce
How to Make Mole Sauce might be just the sauce you are searching for. One portion of this dish contains about 21g of protein, 47g of fat, and a total of 950 calories. This recipe covers 40% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 2. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free and vegetarian diet. A mixture of chicken broth, cumin seeds, salt, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour.

Instructions

1
Heat 2 cups chicken broth in a saucepan until it begins to simmer, about 5 minutes.
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Pour broth into a blender.
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Toast guajillo chiles, ancho chiles, and chipotle chiles in a dry pan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until warm and aromatic, about 3 minutes.
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Transfer to the blender with chicken broth.
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Toast dinner roll pieces and tortilla strips in a dry pan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until lightly browned, about 3 minutes.
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Transfer to the blender with chicken broth and chiles
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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.
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Cook tomatoes and tomatillos in a dry skillet on medium-high heat until soft and blackened, 3 to 4 minutes per side.
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Place tomatoes in the blender with the chile puree.
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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.
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Remove the cinnamon sticks and other whole spices; add onion mixture to the blender with the chile-tomato mixture and blend until smooth.
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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.
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Ready In1 h
Servings2
Health Score32
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