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Homemade Chocolate Mole Sauce

Serving Size - 7
Prepared By - DnD
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2 dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded
2 dried ancho chiles, stemmed and seeded
1 1/2 teaspoon ground chipotle chili
2 cups chicken broth
1 white bread slice, torn into pieces
2 corn tortillas, cut into 1-inch strips
5 tomatillos, cut in half crosswise
2 tomatoes, cut in half crosswise
1 tablespoon butter
1 sweet onion, halved and thinly sliced
1/2 head garlic, peeled and sliced
1/3 cup chopped peanuts
1/4 cup raisins
2 tablespoons cumin seeds
1 tablespoon dried thyme
6 whole allspice berries
5 whole cloves
3 cinnamon sticks
1 cup chicken broth
7 ounces dark chocolate, coarsely chopped
3 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon salt

Gather all ingredients. Toast guajillo and ancho chiles in a dry pan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until warm and aromatic, about 3 minutes. Transfer to a blender along with round chipotle chili. Heat 2 cups chicken broth in a saucepan until it begins to simmer, about 5 minutes. Pour broth into the blender and push down dried peppers to ensure they are below the broth. Toast dinner roll pieces and tortilla strips in a dry pan over medium heat, stirring constantly, until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Transfer to the blender with chicken broth and chiles. Allow chiles, toasted bread, and tortillas to soak, fully submerged, in the chicken broth until softened, about 10 minutes. Blend the mixture until smooth. Cook tomatillos and tomatoes in a dry skillet on medium-high heat until soft and blackened, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Place tomatoes in the blender with the chile puree. Melt butter in a large skillet over medium heat. Stir in onion, garlic, peanuts, raisins, cumin seeds, thyme, allspice berries, cloves, and cinnamon sticks; cook and stir until onions are soft and golden, 5 to 8 minutes. Remove the cinnamon sticks and other whole spices; add onion mixture to the blender with the chile-tomato mixture and blend until smooth. Pour chile puree into a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in 1 cup chicken broth, chocolate, sugar, and salt. Bring mixture to a simmer; stir until chocolate is melted and sauce is thickened and slightly reduced, 10 to 15 minutes. Add more chocolate to taste. Use Mole Sauce poured over chicken or use in chicken and or cheese enchiladas.