Recipe Details

Mole Negro Turkey

Thanksgiving turkey served with a deep mole negro — dried chiles, Mexican chocolate, plantain, sesame, and more than thirty ingredients. The dish that makes Thanksgiving make sense.

Prep Time

8 hours

Category

Main

Ingredients

13

Steps

7

Recipe and Instructions

1whole turkey (5 to 6kg)
6dried mulato chiles, stems and seeds removed
4dried ancho chiles, stems and seeds removed
4dried pasilla chiles, stems and seeds removed
2dried chipotle chiles
1ripe plantain, peeled and sliced
1white onion, quartered and charred
6garlic cloves, charred
4Roma tomatoes, charred
1/4 cupsesame seeds, toasted
1/4 cuppepitas, toasted
90 gMexican chocolate (Ibarra or Abuelita), chopped
1.5 literswarm turkey or chicken stock

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