Mole De Woolfe

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 chipotle pepper, scrape out the seeds and ribs then mince fine
• 1/4 ancho chili, de seeded and chopped fine (dried anaheim)
• 2 tablespoons shortening or 2 tablespoons lard, i'll betcha bacon drippins would be good
• 1/2 tablespoon chili powder
• 1 teaspoon water, if needed
• 1/2 cup chicken broth
• 2 tablespoons tomato sauce
• 2 tablespoons fine chopped onions
• 1/2 tablespoon chopped raisins
• 1/2 tablespoon chopped almonds or 1/2 tablespoon walnuts
• 1/2 tablespoon sesame seeds
• 1/2 tablespoon shelled pumpkin seeds
• 1/2 tablespoon peanut butter
• 1/2 teaspoon unsweetened chocolate or 1/2 teaspoon cocoa (you can raise the amount of cocoa or omit it entirely as it's a matter of taste)
• 3/4 teaspoon sugar
• 3/4 teaspoon oregano
• 1/8 teaspoon anise seed
• 1/8 teaspoon allspice
• 1/8 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon clove
• 1/8 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/8 teaspoon ginger
• 1/8 teaspoon cumin

Recipe

• 1 take the chipoltie and ancho pepper, scrape out the seeds and ribs then mince fine.
• 2 be careful, do not get your hands close to anything and wash the knife and board when you are finished.
• 3 heat the 2 tablespoons, of shortening or lard in a pot.
• 4 add a tablespoon of chili powder, the ancho and the chipoltie.
• 5 let them brown slightly.
• 6 you might have to add a teaspoon of water to keep them from burning.
• 7 add one half cup chicken broth, and the 2 tablespoons tomato sauce.
• 8 add the 2 tablespoons fine chopped onions.
• 9 then add the 1/2 tbs each of chopped raisins, chopped almonds or walnuts, sesame seed, shelled pumpkin seeds and peanut butter.
• 10 one teaspoon of unsweetened chocolate or cocoa, one of those secret ingredients.
• 11 you can raise the amount of cocoa slightly, or omit as it's a matter of taste.
• 12 then the 3/4 tsp each of sugar, and oregano.
• 13 next the 1/8 tsp each of anise seed, allspice, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, and cumin.
• 14 get it up to a boil and then turn the heat way down nearly nothing for about half an hour.
• 15 if it looks like burning add a tbs or so more liquid, chicken stock is fine.
• 16 let it cool then zap it in a blender until smooth.
• 17 be carefully when you start the blender, hot stuff seems to explode for a moment when you first turn it on so put a towel over the top.
• 18 you now have your base sauce.
• 19 or, a lot of markets have it ready made in a jar if you want the taste without the pleasure and delightful smells of messing around with it.