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Molé Sauce
Contributed by: Debbie
12 Guajillo chiles, roasted, skinned, stemmed and seeded or use dried*
1/4 cup lard
3 tomatoes, roasted & peeled
8 garlic cloves
1 onion, peeled and sliced
1 stick of cinnamon, broken into small pieces
1 Tbl Mexican oregano
1/4 cup unsalted peanuts or unsweetened peanut butter
1 clove
1/4 cup masa
1 tsp cocoa powder
1/4 tsp thyme
1/4 tsp anise seeds
1/4 cup raisins, soaked in water to soften
3 peppercorns
4 cups chicken broth
- Heat the lard in a large saucepan. Add the onions and garlic and cook until translucent.
- In a blender, puree the peanuts then add the oregano, cinnamon, anise, peppercorns, thyme and clove and blend with the tomatoes. Puree to make a smooth paste.
- Add the onions and garlic and puree again.
- Add chiles to blender and puree to a smooth paste.
- Mix the masa with 1/4 cup of the chicken broth.
- Add remaining chicken broth to the pot and add the pureed ingredients.
- Mix masa into the broth and whisk until mixture is smooth.
- Add the pureed ingredients and simmer for 1 hour, covered. Uncover and simmer until thickened.
Serve with roasted or boiled chicken or other meats. This would also be good with roasted vegetables.
*Hold dried chiles over flame briefly to darken skins.
Use New Mexico or California Chiles in place of Guajillo chiles.
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