Flavorful Mushroom Mole - alive magazine

Name: Flavorful Mushroom Mole - alive magazine
Ingredients: 3 cups water; 3 tablespoons neutral oil, such as rice bran, canola, or vegetable; 3 dried pasilla chiles, stemmed and seeded; 4 dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded; 1 medium yellow onion, coarsely chopped; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 8 ounces shiitake mushrooms, tough stems trimmed, coarsely chopped (about 2¼ cups); 1 tablespoon dried oregano, preferably Mexican; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon; Kosher salt; ½ cup salted roasted peanuts; ¼ cup white sesame seeds; ¼ cup raisins; 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar; 1 tablespoon cacao powder or unsweetened cocoa powder; 1 tablespoon dark chocolate chips or chunks (about 1 ounce); 1 (6-inch) corn tortilla, toasted; Grated zest and juice of 1 lime

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Several years ago, some dear friends and I spent a week in Oaxaca, Mexico, eating and marveling at the artistry and community of that incredible place.

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Ingredients

3 cups water
3 tablespoons neutral oil, such as rice bran, canola, or vegetable
3 dried pasilla chiles, stemmed and seeded
4 dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded
1 medium yellow onion, coarsely chopped
4 garlic cloves, minced
8 ounces shiitake mushrooms, tough stems trimmed, coarsely chopped (about 2¼ cups)
1 tablespoon dried oregano, preferably Mexican
1 teaspoon ground cumin
¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Kosher salt
½ cup salted roasted peanuts
¼ cup white sesame seeds
¼ cup raisins
2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
1 tablespoon cacao powder or unsweetened cocoa powder
1 tablespoon dark chocolate chips or chunks (about 1 ounce)
1 (6-inch) corn tortilla, toasted
Grated zest and juice of 1 lime