Ingredients

The following ingredients have 5 Servings
  • One (3- to 4-pound) whole chicken
  • 1/2 medium white onion
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt
  • 4 dried mulato chiles
  • 2 dried pasilla chiles (stemmed and seeded)
  • 2 dried chiles negros (stemmed and seeded)
  • 1 dried ancho chile
  • Boiling water
  • 1/2 cup sesame seeds
  • 1/2 cup almonds
  • 3/4 cup peanuts
  • 3/4 cup pepitas
  • 3/4 cup golden raisins
  • 1/2 cup pitted prunes
  • 3/4 teaspoon coriander seeds
  • 1/4 teaspoon anise seeds
  • 1/4 small bread roll (thinly sliced, or the equivalent of any soft white bread (about 1⁄4 cup bread))
  • 1/4 soft corn tortilla (optional)
  • 1/4 cup plus 3 tablespoons rice bran oil or canola oil
  • 1/2 plantain (sliced into 1⁄2-inch (12-mm) thick rounds)
  • 1 large white onion (chopped)
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 1/2 cups canned diced tomatoes and their juices
  • 5 medium tomatillos (husked and coarsely chopped)
  • 1 chipotle in adobo
  • 1/2 cinnamon stick
  • 1 tablespoon granulated sugar
  • 1 1/2 disks Mexican chocolate (chopped)
  • Kosher salt
  • Fifteen (6-inch) soft corn tortillas
  • Toasted sesame seeds
  • Crumbled queso fresco
  • Sliced white onion

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