Mole with lard

Mole sauce is one of the greatest things around! I don't make it very often but with Cinco de Mayo coming up it was the perfect time to make a batch and update[...]

1 chipotle pepper , scrape out the seeds and ribs then mince fine 1/4 ancho chili , de seeded and chopped fine (Dried Anaheim) 2 tablespoons shortening or 2[...]

Chicken: 8 bone-in, skin-on chicken breasts or legs, rinsed, dried 1 medium onion, halved 5 cloves garlic Kosher salt Mole: 8 dried mulato chiles, wiped[...]

1 each chicken whole, cut into 8 serving pieces * 6 cups chicken broth homemade 5 each ancho chilies dried, stems, and seeds removed * 2 each chilies[...]

2 1/2 kg chicken , poached, meat removed from bones 3 tablespoons lard 1 -3 green chili (fresh or canned) 1 large onion , chopped 2 garlic cloves , chopped 50[...]

6 each chilies mulato * 6 each pasilla chiles * 8 pounds turkey in pieces 1 pound pork loin in 2" chunks 4 tablespoons lard 1/2 cup almonds * 1/2 cup[...]

3 guajillo chilies, stemmed and seeded 1 ancho chili , stemmed and seeded 1 medium white onion, peeled and halved 4 garlic cloves , peeled 4 medium[...]

1 chipotle pepper , scrape out the seeds and ribs then mince fine 1/4 ancho chili , de seeded and chopped fine (Dried Anaheim) 2 tablespoons shortening or 2[...]