Chicken Mole III Recipe

* Make chicken: Celery, carrots, onion, and bay leaf. Water to just cover chicken. Remove bird, boil water, add chicken, re-boil, cover, 2 minutes. Take off heat, let sit 1 hour. Remove bird, re-simmer stock and reduce.

Toast peppers dry, cover with hot water, 30 minutes, then puree in blender adding soaking water for a paste. Save. Saute garlic and onion, same pan.

Save. Toast almonds and peanuts. Save. Toast chili seeds, Save. Saute raisins in oil until plump, Save. Fry bread till brown . Save. Fry plantain (or banana) Save. Fry sesame seeds until brown, Save. Fry pecans,

Save. Toast cinnamon, peppercorns, cloves dry, then grind. Saute tomatoes and tomatillos. REMOVE Food process in batches if necessary: nuts, sesame seeds, bread, pecans, then onion, garlic, plantain (banana), add liquid stock. REMOVE. Process tomatoes, tomatillos and chili seeds. Large pot, add chili paste. Add tomato until dry. Add ground spices, nuts, bread, pureed onion mix, oregano, thyme, and simmer. Add chocolate. Roast the bay leaf and add to pot. Add chicken stock, simmer until thick. Add salt and pepper Add chicken, simmer for 5 minutes.