The Best Mole Negro Recipe | How To Make Mole from Scratch | Jenny Martinez

dried chiles

🥗Healthier: fresh chiles

💰Cheaper: cayenne pepper

Fresh chiles offer a lighter flavor, while cayenne provides heat without the cost.

dark chocolate

🥗Healthier: cacao nibs

💰Cheaper: milk chocolate

Cacao nibs are lower in sugar, while milk chocolate is more affordable.

almonds

🥗Healthier: walnuts

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Walnuts provide healthy fats, while sunflower seeds are budget-friendly.

peanuts

🥗Healthier: cashews

💰Cheaper: sunflower seeds

Cashews are creamier, while sunflower seeds are a cost-effective alternative.

Boil the chicken for the mole.

Remove the seeds from the chili pods but save the seeds.

Toast all the chili pods until fragrant.

Hydrate the toasted chili pods in chicken stock.

Fry the peanuts, almonds, pecans, and raisins for at least 5 minutes.

Add sesame seeds, cinnamon sticks, and garlic to the frying mixture.

Add mixed spices and chocolate to the frying mixture.

Toast a bolillo until slightly burnt and then fry it.

Toast the saved seeds until they are beautifully toasted.

Blend together the chicken broth, chiles, seeds, and chicken bouillon.

Mix the blended mixture and let it simmer for 15 minutes.

Serve the mole over the chicken and top with sesame seeds.

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