Thin-Crust L.A. Pizza with Smoked Carnitas and Mole Negro Sauce Recipe

Ingredients

• 4 oz Mole Negro (recipe follows)
• 1 12-inch thin-crust pizza
• 3 oz Smithfield SmokeN’Fast Carnitas
• 2 oz shredded mozzarella
• 1 Tbsp sliced red onion
• 1 Tbsp chopped cilantro
• Mexican crema
• 4 dried mulato chiles
• 4 dried ancho chiles
• 2 dried guajillo chiles
• 1 small onion, chopped
• 1 Roma tomato, chopped
• 2 small tomatillos, chopped
• 3 cloves garlic
• Canola oil, as needed
• 1 oz pecans
• 1 oz pepitas
• 2 oz sliced almonds
• 1 oz red-skinned peanuts
• 1 oz sesame seeds
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• ¹⁄ 8 tsp ground star anise
• 2 cloves
• ½ tsp cumin seeds
• ¹⁄ 8 tsp dried thyme
• ¹⁄ 8 tsp dried marjoram
• ¹⁄ 8 tsp dried oregano
• 3 oz manteca (lard), divided
• 1 plantain, peeled and sliced
• 2 oz raisins
• 6 cups chicken broth
• 1 cup croutons
• ¼ cup corn tortilla chips
• 1 pinch black pepper
• 1 sq Mexican chocolate
• 1 Tbsp salt
• 2 tsp sugar
• 4 oz flour