Red Mole

Recipe Ingredients

2		Ancho chiles - seeded, toasted
3		Guajillo chiles - seeded, toasted
1/4 cup	49g / 1.7oz	Vegetable shortening
5		Garlic cloves
1		Anise seed
2 tablespoons	30ml	Sesame seeds
3 tablespoons	45ml	Tomatoes - roasted (medium)
1/4 cup	23g / 0.8oz	Almonds - toasted
1/8 cup	29ml	Peanuts
1		Ground nutmeg
1		Ground cloves
		Freshly-ground black pepper - to taste
1/2 lb	227g / 8oz	Chocolate
1/4 cup	40g / 1.4oz	Raisins
1 cup	62g / 2.2oz	Onion - chopped (small)
4 cups	948ml	Chicken stock

Recipe Instructions

Soak chiles in water for 20 minutes.

Place shortening, garlic, sliced onions and anise and sesame seeds in a stock pot and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes. Add tomatoes. Remove chiles from water and place in the stock pot. Add 2 cups of chicken stock and remaining ingredients and simmer for 45 minutes on low heat. Allow mixture to cool.

Transfer cooled mixture to a blender and puree. Return mixture to the pot and add remaining chicken stock. Boil for 10 minutes. Remove from heat and allow to cool.

This recipe yields about 8 cups.

Source:
The Los Angeles Times, 11-03-2002

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