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Recipe Introduction


Note: The traditional way is to mash all of the ingredients except the broth, with a molcajete (mortar and pestle) but a blender will also do the job just fine.


List of Ingredients




* 12 guajillo chiles, roasted, skinned, stemmed and seeded
* 3 tomatoes, roasted and peeled
* 1/4 cup lard
* 1 onion, peeled and sliced
* 8 garlic cloves
* 1 stick of cinnamon torn into small pieces
* 1 tablespoon Mexican oregano
* 1/4 cup unsalted peanuts or unsweetened peanut butter
* 1 clove
* 1/4 cup masa
* 1 teaspoon cocoa powder
* 1/4 teaspoon thyme
* 1/4 teaspoon anise seeds
* 1/4 cup raisins, soaked in water to soften (optional)
* 3 peppercorns
* 4 cups chicken broth






Recipe



Heat the lard in a large saucepan. Add in the onions and garlic and cook until translucent. In a blender, puree the peanuts then add in the oregano, cinnamon, anise, peppercorns, thyme and cloves and blend with the tomatoes. Puree to make a smooth paste. Add in the onions and garlic and puree again. Finally, add chiles to blender to puree into a smooth paste.

Add the chicken broth to the pot and add the pureed ingredients. Make a roux, by mixing the masa with a 1/4 cup of the chicken broth. Mix the roux into the broth and whisk until mixture is smooth. Add the pureed ingredients and simmer for 1 hour, covered and then simmer uncovered until sauce has thickened.