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Ingredients in Juana’s mole include plantain, sesame seeds, cinnamon, chocolate, raisins, apples, dried peppers, almonds, Mexican peppercorns, garlic, ginger and herbs. Heather Irwin/PD

Holy Mole: The Elusive 30-Ingredient Mexican Sauce Gets a Mother’s Touch in Healdsburg

September 2017

Passed from generation to generation, finding a homemade version of this Oaxacan mother sauce isn't easy.