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Mexicanish Molé Sauce
jm
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Prep Time
30
minutes
mins
Cook Time
6
hours
hrs
Course
Main Course
Cuisine
Mexican
Ingredients
2
Quarts
chicken broth
4
dried guajillo chiles
stemmed and seeded
4
dried ancho chiles
stemmed and seeded
6
dried chipotle meco chiles
stemmed and seeded
6
dried chipotle pastilla chiles
stemmed and seeded
4
Flour tortillas
4
corn tortillas
6 to
matoes
15 to
matillos
1
tablespoon
lard or shortening
2
onions
halved
1/2
head garlic
pealed
1/4
cup
peanuts
1/2
cup
almonds
1/2
cup
walnuts
1/4
cup
raisins
1
tablespoons
cumin seeds
1
tablespoon
sesame seeds
1
tablespoon
dried thyme
1
cinnamon stick
5
whole cloves
6
whole allspice berries
18
ounces
abuelita
Mexican chocolate
1
Tablespoon
salt
2
tomatoes
Instructions
Toast all the spices and dry chiles with the lard or shortening in a large pot. Add chicken broth and simmer for 30 minutes.
While the spices are simmering, in a wide pan, caramelize the onion, tomatillos, tomatoes and garlic.
Add the remainder of the ingredients.
Combine with the chillies stew for 5 hours on low.
Blend with an immersion blender until smooth.