3 braised mole Recipes

dried ancho chiles, dried new mexico red chili peppers, sesame seeds, anise seed, cumin seed, coriander seed, black peppercorns, cinnamon stick, 1/2 inch diameter, cooking oil, divided, raisins, whole almonds, corn tortilla, quartered, onion, chopped, tomatoes, garlic cloves, chicken stock, mexican chocolate, coarsely chopped, salt and pepper, whole chickens, cut in pieces (3 to 4 lb each)

sesame oil, ducks, cleaned and cut into quarters, kosher salt and cracked black pepper, to taste, diced yellow onion, sesame seeds, seeded and minced chile pasilla, seeded and minced chile ancho, roasted, peeled and seeded poblano chile, chicken broth, grated bittersweet chocolate, diced pineapple, white bread , torn into small pieces, crushed ripe plantains (banana may be substituted), minced garlic, creamy peanut butter, granulated sugar, split vanilla bean (you can substitute 1 tsp vanilla extract)