Mole Poblano

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons	vegetable oil
3 pieces	dried ancho chiles
3 pieces	dried pasilla chiles
3 pieces	dried mulato chiles
1 cup	chicken broth
2 tablespoons	sesame seeds
1 cup	crushed tomatoes
1 small	onion, chopped
2 cloves	garlic, minced
1 tablespoon	peanut butter
1 ounce	Mexican chocolate, chopped
0.5 teaspoon	ground cinnamon
0.25 teaspoon	ground cloves
0.25 teaspoon	ground coriander
0.25 teaspoon	ground anise
1 pinch	salt
1 pinch	black pepper
2 pieces	chicken breasts

Instructions

1. 1 Heat the vegetable oil in a skillet over medium heat.
2. 2 Toast the ancho, pasilla, and mulato chiles in the oil until they puff up, then remove and soak them in hot water for 20 minutes.
3. 3 In the same skillet, toast the sesame seeds until golden, then set aside.
4. 4 Blend the soaked chiles with chicken broth until smooth.
5. 5 In a pot, sauté the onion and garlic until translucent.
6. 6 Add the crushed tomatoes and cook for 5 minutes.
7. 7 Stir in the chile mixture, peanut butter, and chopped chocolate.
8. 8 Add cinnamon, cloves, coriander, anise, salt, and black pepper.
9. 9 Simmer the sauce for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
10. 10 Meanwhile, season the chicken breasts with salt and pepper.
11. 11 Grill or pan-fry the chicken until cooked through.
12. 12 Serve the chicken with the mole sauce poured over it, garnished with toasted sesame seeds.