Tex-Mex Mole
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1/4 onion, sliced
- 2 tomatoes, peeled and quartered
- 1 ancho chile, stemmed and seeded
- 1 guajillo or pasilla chile, stemmed and seeded
- 1 ounce semisweet chocolate
- 1/4 teaspoon sesame seeds
- 1 teaspoon peanut butter
- 1/2 teaspoon sugar
- 2 saltine crackers
- 1 cup chicken broth
- Salt
- Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the garlic and onion and saute until the onion is soft, about 5 minutes.
- Add the tomatoes, chiles, chocolate, sesame seeds, peanut butter, sugar, crackers, and chicken broth.
- Simmer for 5 minutes.
- Transfer the mixture to a blender and puree until smooth.
- Salt to taste.
- If the mole has any grittiness, return it to the blender and puree again.
- Serve warm or cover and store in refrigerator for up to a week.
olive oil, garlic, onion, tomatoes, ancho chile, guajillo, chocolate, sesame seeds, peanut butter, sugar, crackers, chicken broth, salt
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/tex-mex-mole-358353 (may not work)