Mole Poblano Sauce – The Travel Bite

Ingredients

• 3 mulato chiles
• 3 ancho chiles
• 3 pasilla chiles
• 6 roma tomatoes
• 1 onion, quartered
• 2 garlic cloves, peeled
• 6 cups Water, divided
• ¼ cup Almonds
• ¼ cup Raisins
• ¼ teaspoon fennel seeds
• ¼ teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon whole black peppercorns
• 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
• 1 teaspoon whole cloves
• 2 sticks of cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons Sesame seeds, toasted
• 1 ripe plantain peeled, sliced in half
• 2 corn tortillas
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 disk Ibarra chocolate (roughly 3 oz)
• oil, as needed for frying
• salt to taste
• fresh cilantro or parsley for garnish
• extra toasted tortillas, cut in quarters, for serving