Mole Negro de Santa Ana Chautempan

Ingredients

• cho, washed, seeded, deveined, fried
• 4 chiles chipotles, washed, seeded, deveined
• 12 T chile seeds, toasted until dark
• 12 oz. mexican chocolate (semi-sweet baking chocolate)
• 2 T sugar
• Heat .5 C lard (oil) in heavy frypan
• Fry 1.5 heads garlic, 2 onions, place in blender (food processor)
• Fry sesame seeds and nuts until golden, place in blender (food processor)
• Fry prunes, plantain, tortillas, cloves, cinnamon, pepper, allspice and crossant until golden, place in blender (food processor)
• Puree all ingredients together, adding chicken broth as needed.
• Strain sauce
• salt to taste
• Heat lard (oil) in large stockpot.
• Brown a sliced onion and add strained mole sauce.
• Simmer until it renders its fat (45 min)
• Puree tomatoes, tomatillos fried chiles and chile seed.
• Add .25 C chicken broth and puree again.
• Strain puree and add to mole.
• Add chocolate and sugar
• Simmer for 2 hrs, stirring occasionally.