Clemole de Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz

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Clemole de Sor Juana Ines de la Cruz

I can honestly say that this is one of the best dishes I have ever tasted. The flavors bloom and play in my mouth and I almost can’t believe that something can be so good.
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Course Main Dish
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 4
Calories 623 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • Salt
  • 1 pound pork butt
  • 2 chicken legs
  • 2 chicken thighs
  • ½ pound longaniza sausage available in Latin American grocery stores
  • 1 tablespoon cilantro seeds
  • 5 cloves
  • 6 black peppercorns
  • ½ teaspoon freshly ground canela
  • 6 pasilla chiles deveined and lightly toasted on a griddle over low heat
  • 3 griddle-roasted tomatoes
  • 4 roasted garlic cloves
  • 2 tablespoons freshly home-rendered lard

Instructions
 

  • Cook the pork butt in salted water for 20 minutes. Add the chicken and cook for another 20 minutes. Add the longaniza and cook for 10 minutes more. Drain and reserve the cooking broth.
  • In a small pan toast the spices over medium low heat until fragrant. Let cool and grind in a molcajete or a coffee grinder. Combine with the chiles, roasted tomato, and garlic and thoroughly purée in a blender.
  • Heat the lard in a heavy medium-size Dutch oven or saucepan and fry the sauce for 10 minutes over medium heat, stirring often. Cut the pork and longaniza into bite-size pieces and add with the chicken pieces and reserved broth to the pan. Cook for 10 minutes longer and serve.

Nutrition

Calories: 623kcalCarbohydrates: 11gProtein: 49gFat: 42gSaturated Fat: 18gPolyunsaturated Fat: 5gMonounsaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 223mgSodium: 1022mgPotassium: 1123mgFiber: 4gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 4944IUVitamin C: 28mgCalcium: 73mgIron: 4mg
Keyword chicken legs, chicken thighs, longaniza, pasilla chiles, pork, pork butt, poultry, sausages
NOTE: Nutrition values are approximate and for informational purposes only. Values do not include optional or alternate ingredients, nor do they include the nutritional values for any secondary recipes that may be listed in the ingredients.