Mole Poblano

Name: Mole Poblano
Yield: 10
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 0.5 cup almonds; 0.13 tsp anise seed; 6 cups chicken broth; 4 medium chiles, pasilla, dried; 2 medium dried ancho chiles; 3 medium dried mulato chiles; 2 slices firm white bread; 3 garlic cloves; 0.13 tsp ground cloves; 0.5 tsp Mexican canela; 0.33 cup Mexican chocolate; neutral vegetable oil or pork lard, freshly rendered; 3 tbsp neutral vegetable oil or 3 tbsp pork lard, freshly rendered; 0.5 tsp peppercorns, black; 0.5 cup raisins; salt; 0.33 cup sesame seeds; sugar; 1 cup tomatoes; 0.5 small white onions

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Ingredients

Portions

almonds 0.05 cup
anise seed 0.01 tsp
chicken broth 0.6 cup
chiles, pasilla, dried 0.4 medium
dried ancho chiles 0.2 medium
dried mulato chiles 0.3 medium
firm white bread 0.2 slice
garlic cloves 0.3
ground cloves 0.01 tsp
Mexican canela 0.05 tsp
Mexican chocolate 0.03 cup
neutral vegetable oil

or pork lard, freshly rendered
neutral vegetable oil 0.3 tbsp

or pork lard, freshly rendered 0.3 tbsp
peppercorns, black 0.05 tsp
raisins 0.05 cup
salt
sesame seeds 0.03 cup
sugar
tomatoes 0.1 cup
white onions 0.05 small

fry

over medium heat in a heavy pot or Dutch oven

season

with salt and sugar

Blend

in a blender jar until as smooth as possible

⏱️ 2 min

cook

over medium heat, stirring until first signs of browning

⏱️ 2 min

Toast

stirring nearly constantly until sesame is golden and raisins puffed

⏱️ 3 min

Pulverize

in a mortar

Blend

in blender jar with toasted nut mixture, tomatoes, bread, and broth until as smooth as possible

fry

press through a medium-mesh strainer into hot oil over medium to medium-high heat, stirring until darkened and thick as tomato paste

⏱️ 6 min

fry

strain pureed nut mixture into chile paste over medium to medium-high heat, stir until consistency of tomato paste

simmer

partially covered over medium-low heat, stirring occasionally

⏱️ 1h

neutral vegetable oil

pork lard, freshly rendered

chicken broth

0.15 cup

chicken broth

0.3 cup

almonds

0.05 cup

sesame seeds

0.03 cup

raisins

0.05 cup

Mexican chocolate

0.03 cup

salt

sugar

fried chile mixture

pureed chiles

browned almonds

toasted nut mixture

ground spices

pureed nut mixture

cooked chile paste

fried mole base

simmered mole

mole poblano

neutral vegetable oil

0.3 tbsp

pork lard, freshly rendered

0.3 tbsp

neutral vegetable oil

pork lard, freshly rendered

dried ancho chiles

0.2 medium

dried mulato chiles

0.3 medium

chiles, pasilla, dried

0.4 medium

white onions

0.05 small

garlic cloves

0.3

ground cloves

0.01 tsp

Mexican canela

0.05 tsp

peppercorns, black

0.05 tsp

anise seed

0.01 tsp

tomatoes

0.1 cup

firm white bread

0.2 slice

chicken broth

0.15 cup

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