Side Pannel
Mole Sauce
Ingredients List
- 1 Whole ancho chile
- 1 Whole pasilla chile
- 1 Whole New Mexico Chile;
- -(dried)
- 20 Almonds; blanched
- 1/4 c Green-tipped banana; diced
- 1 ts Ground cinnamon
- 1 Clove garlic
- 2 Corn tortillas; torn into
- -pieces
- 2 tb Sesame seeds
- 1 tb Pine nuts
- 4 c Chicken broth
- 6 tb Butter
- 1 oz Semisweet chocolate
- Salt; to taste
Directions
Arrange chiles on a large baking sheet and bake in a 350 degree oven until
chiles smell toasted (about 10 minutes). Discared stems and seeds; grind
chiles to a powder in a blender (or substitute 1/4 cup ground chile powder
for roasted, ground chiles.)
To blender, add almonds, banana, cinammon, garlic, tortillas, sesame seeds,
pine nuts and 1 cup of the chicken broth. Whirl until pureed. (Sauce will
be grainy.)
Pour into a pan; add butter or margarine, chocolate, and remaining chicken
broth. Heat to a simmer, stirring. Season to taste with salt if necessary.
NOTES : Side Note: "mole" refers to a whole category of sauces; mole
polblano always includes its signature ingredient: chocolate. A green mole,
made with tomatillos, is also declicious with chicken.
chiles smell toasted (about 10 minutes). Discared stems and seeds; grind
chiles to a powder in a blender (or substitute 1/4 cup ground chile powder
for roasted, ground chiles.)
To blender, add almonds, banana, cinammon, garlic, tortillas, sesame seeds,
pine nuts and 1 cup of the chicken broth. Whirl until pureed. (Sauce will
be grainy.)
Pour into a pan; add butter or margarine, chocolate, and remaining chicken
broth. Heat to a simmer, stirring. Season to taste with salt if necessary.
NOTES : Side Note: "mole" refers to a whole category of sauces; mole
polblano always includes its signature ingredient: chocolate. A green mole,
made with tomatillos, is also declicious with chicken.
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