Mole Sauce Recipe by No Bones Life

dried chiles

🥗Healthier: fresh chiles

💰Cheaper: cayenne pepper

Fresh chiles can provide a similar flavor with fewer preservatives.

almonds

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: peanuts

Walnuts offer healthy fats, while peanuts are more budget-friendly.

chocolate

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate

💰Cheaper: cocoa powder

Dark chocolate has less sugar, and cocoa powder is often less expensive.

Get all ingredients measured and ready to go.

Sauté diced onions in 3 tablespoons of vegetable oil until translucent, about 3-5 minutes.

Prepare dried guajillo and chipotle peppers by rinsing, removing stems, and seeds, then breaking them into pieces and placing them in the vegetable broth to soften.

Add spices (coriander seed, aniseed, diced garlic, cinnamon, clove, sugar, chili powder) to the sautéed onions and mix well, sautéing for 30 seconds to 1 minute until aromatic.

Add tomato sauce, chipotle pepper, cocoa powder, chocolate chips, peanut butter, and the softened peppers to the onion and spice mixture; stir to combine.

Bring the mixture to a simmer and cook uncovered for about 20 minutes until it thickens slightly.

Blend the mixture in a blender for about 2 minutes until smooth, ensuring to vent the blender lid to avoid pressure buildup.

Strain the blended sauce through a fine mesh strainer into a bowl, using a wooden spoon to push it through and discard any chunky bits left behind.

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