Mole Blanco Food

MOLE BLANCO -- WHITE MOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Fry first eleven ingredients together until golden.
• Remove from pan, place in container of blender or food processor with a little chicken stock; whirl until smooth and return to the pan.
• Add the remaining chicken broth and the white chocolate and set to simmer for half an hour.
• Season to taste with salt and pepper.
• Once it has reached the desired thickness, it is ready for dressing any meat you would like, preferably chicken.

MOLE BLANCO

Steps:

• Put onion, garlic, peppercorns, cinnamon, cumin and jalapeño in a blender. Add enough water to allow machine to purée mixture. Blend until uniformly smooth.
• Put oil in a deep skillet or broad saucepan over medium heat. Add puréed mixture and cook, stirring almost constantly, until reduced and thickened.
• Put pine nuts in a blender with enough water to allow machine to purée; blend until smooth.
• Add puréed pine nuts to simmering mixture and salt to taste. Cook, stirring, until thickened, 5 to 10 minutes; taste and adjust seasoning and serve with chicken or fish.

AUTHENTIC MOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Toast guajillo chiles, ancho chiles, and chipotle chiles in a dry pan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until warm and aromatic, about 3 minutes. Transfer to the blender with chicken broth.
• Heat 2 cups chicken broth in a saucepan until it begins to simmer, about 5 minutes. Pour broth into a blender.
• Toast dinner roll pieces and tortilla strips in a dry pan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Transfer to the blender with chicken broth and chiles
• Allow the chiles and toasted bread and tortillas to soak, fully submerged, in the chicken broth until softened, about 10 minutes. Blend the mixture until smooth.
• Cook tomatoes and tomatillos in a dry skillet on medium-high heat until soft and blackened, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Place tomatoes in the blender with the chile puree.
• Melt lard in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in onion, garlic, peanuts, raisins, cumin seeds, thyme, cinnamon sticks, cloves, and allspice berries; cook and stir until onions are soft and golden, 5 to 8 minutes. Remove the cinnamon sticks and other whole spices; add onion mixture to the blender with the chile-tomato mixture and blend until smooth.
• Pour chile puree into a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in chocolate chicken broth, sugar, and salt. Bring mixture to a simmer; stir until chocolate is melted and sauce is thickened and slightly reduced, 10 to 15 minutes.