Mole Serrano (mountain Mole)
Ingredients
- 10-12 lb. turkey
- 2 chilies anchos
- 3 large tomatoes, peeled and chopped
- 1/2 lb. blanched almonds
- 3 oz. seedless raisins
- 1 banana
- 3 squares chocolate
- 1/3 cup cracker crumbs
- 20 cloves
- 2 two-inch sticks cinnamon
- 1 cup fat
- 2 Tbs. salt
- 1 teaspoon sugar
- 1/4 cup toasted sesame seeds
- grated cheese
Instructions
Clean turkey, cut into portions and cook in enough water to cover until tender. Remove seeds from chilies, toast lightly over direct flame and soak in two cups of water for one hour. Chop together the chilies, tomatoes, almonds, raisins, banana, chocolate, cracker crumbs, cloves and cinnamon. Fry in the fat about ten minutes. Add salt and simmer another five minutes. Add the stock in which the turkey was cooked, pouring until the sauce is very thick. Put cooked turkey pieces in the pot with other ingred. and simmer a few minutes. Remove. Serve sprinkled with sesame. Yield: 10-12 servings.