Mole Negro With Chicken And Pork

Mole Negro With Chicken And Pork


1. Heat a large dry skillet over low heat; cook the sesame seeds until they are fragrant, about 3 minutes; transfer to a small bowl, cover and set aside.

2. Heat 2 tablespoons of the oil in the skillet over medium-high heat; add the chicken. Cook, turning chicken occasionally, until golden brown, about 3 minutes per side; transfer to a platter.

3. Add pork ribs to the skillet; cook, turning, until ribs are browned, about 3 minutes each side, and transfer to the platter.

4. Add 3 tablespoons of the oil to the skillet. Add plantains; cook, turning often, until golden, about 3 minutes.

5. Transfer with a slotted spoon to a large bowl; set aside.

6. Repeat process, separately cooking the peanuts, almonds, raisins and brown sugar, adding a bit more oil as needed.

7. Stir mixture together.

8. Puree half of the mixture in a blender with 1/2 cup of the broth.

9. Pour through a strainer; reserve liquid. Repeat with the remaining half of the mixture in a blender and 1/2 cup of the chicken broth.

10. Pour through a strainer; reserve liquid and set aside.

11. Process tortilla, cinnamon stick, cookies, roll, chocolate and pine nuts together in the clean blender until crumbly; set aside.

12. Heat a small skillet over medium-high heat; add the ancho chilies.

13. Cook, stirring, until very fragrant, about 2 minutes; transfer to a medium bowl.

14. Repeat with mulatto and pasilla chilies. Pour boiling water over cooked chilies to cover; set aside 30 minutes.

15. After they have soaked. puree in a blender and then pour through a strainer into a Dutch oven; discard solids.

16. Add remaining 2 cups of chicken broth to the Dutch oven.

17. Heat mixture to a boil over high heat; reduce heat to a simmer.

18. Add the chicken, pork, plaintain-nut mixture, and tortilla mixture to the Dutch oven; cook until pork is tender, about 2 hours.

19. Set aside to cool, about 20 minutes.

20. Remove meat; shred meat with a fork.

21. Stir shredded meat into the sauce; pour into a serving bowl or platter.

22. Decorate with reserved sesame seeds.

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