Roberto Santibañez On How To Make Mole Poblano

Ingredients

• 3 ounces tomato
• 3 ounces tomatillos
• 1 (1/2-inch-thick) round slice white onion
• 5 cloves garlic
• 1 cup mild olive oil
• 4 ounces mulato chiles
• 2 ounces ancho chiles
• 2 ounces pasilla chiles
• 1/2 ounce chipotle meco chiles
• 1 corn tortilla
• 1/2 cup blanched almonds
• 3 tablespoons hulled raw (green) pumpkin seeds
• 1/4 cup packed raisins
• 1 (1-inch) slice baguette
• 1/2 small ripe (brown or black) plantain
• 1/4 cup unhulled sesame seeds
• 1 (1-inch) piece canela (Mexican cinnamon)
• 6 whole cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon aniseed
• 1/4 teaspoon coriander seeds
• 1/4 teaspoon whole allspice berries
• 1/4 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
• 6 ounces Mexican chocolate
• 1 tablespoon sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons fine salt
• 1/4 cup sesame seeds