Oaxacan black mole (ingredients)

10 servings

Ingredients

Quantity		Ingredient
2	larges	Chickens -- cut serving pieces or one 7 pound turkey
2	smalls	Garlic heads -- scored around middle
2	smalls	White onions -- roughly sliced
6		Sprigs fresh mint
		Sea salt -- to taste
¼	pounds	Chilhuacles negros or guajillos
2	ounces	Chiles pasillas
2	ounces	Chiles mulatos
½	pounds	Tomatoes -- broiled
1	cup	Water
3		Whole cloves
3		Whole allspice
6		Sprigs fresh thyme -- leaves only
		OR rounded 1/4 ts. dried
6		Sprigs fresh marjoram -- leaves only
		OR rounded 1/4 ts. dried
2	tablespoons	Oaxacan oregano
		OR
1	tablespoon	Mexican oregano
¾	cup	Melted lard, or safflower oil
¼	cup	Sesame seeds
¼	cup	Shelled peanuts
10	eaches	Unskinned almonds
¼	cup	Raisins
1	small	Onion -- thickly sliced
12	smalls	Garlic cloves -- peeled and deveined
1		Very thick 3-inch cinnamon stick -- slivered
1		Skinned ripe plantain cut in thick slices
2		Crisp-fried corn tortillas
3	slices	Dried French bread or semisweet roll, thick slices
2	ounces	Mexican drinking chocolate
		Sea salt -- to taste

THE CHICKEN

THE SAUCE

Recipe By : Diana Kennedy's "The Art of Mexican Cooking" From: Dan Klepach Date: 06-16-95 (164) Fido: Home Co