Name: Traditional Romeritos with Mole and Shrimp
Prep time: 150 min
Cook time: 70 min
Yield: 8
Cuisine: Mexicana
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons lard; 1/2 cups almonds; 1/4 cups peanuts; 1/4 cups walnuts; 1/4 cups pumpkin seeds; 1/4 cups sesame seeds; 1 cinnamon stick; 5 cloves; 1 tablespoon allspice berry; 1/2 teaspoons cumin; 5 cloves garlic; 1/4 onions, in pieces; 5 guajillo chiles; 5 pasilla chiles; 7 ancho chiles; 2 tomatoes; 1 cup dried shrimp; 4 cups shrimp broth; salt; 3 tablespoons lard, for frying; 1 cup Mexican chocolate; 2 cups shrimp; salt; pepper; water; 4 cups romeritos; 1 cup new potatoes, cooked and chopped; 1 cup nopal, cooked and chopped; bread, for accompaniment

Preparation

1h 20 mins

1h 10 mins

Low

For the mole: Add the lard, almonds, peanuts, walnuts, pumpkin seeds, sesame seeds, cinnamon, cloves, allspice, cumin, garlic, onion, chiles, tomato, and dried shrimp in a saucepan, then pour in the shrimp broth and cook for 10 minutes. Let cool and set aside. Blend the mixture and fry in a saucepan with a little lard, then add the table chocolate and cook for 30 more minutes without stopping to stir.