"Tablecloth Stainer" Chicken and Fruit in a Red Mole Sauce - Live Naturally Magazine

Ingredients

• 4 ancho chiles, stemmed and seeded
• ¼ cup sesame seeds
• ¼ cup slivered almonds
• 1½ pounds ripe tomatoes
• ½ white onion
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, preferably Ceylon or canela
• 5 whole cloves, stem removed and top crushed
• ½ teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, plus more to season chicken
• 1½ kosher or sea salt, or to taste
• 1 cup canola or safflower oil
• 1 large plantain, peeled, sliced about ¼ inch thick
• 2 1-inch thick slices ripe pineapple, cored and cut into 1/2-inch dice
• 1 tart apple, peeled, cored and cut in 1/2-inch dice
• 10 -12 chicken pieces (thighs, drumsticks or breasts cut in half, in any combination) about 4 pounds
• 2 cup chicken broth, homemade or commercial
• 1/3 cup raisins
• 1 large sweet potato, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch dice