Rick Bayless' Crock Pot Molé

Yields about 5 cups

A scaled-down and slightly modified variant of https://www.rickbayless.com/recipe/red-mole-chicken-tacos/

• 1/4 c chicken schmaltz
• 2 dried ancho chiles (seeded and torn into small pieces)
• 2 dried pasilla chiles (seeded and torn into small pieces)
• 3 dried guajillo chiles (seeded and torn into small pieces)
• 2 cloves garlic (peeled)
• 3/8 c whole almonds (skins on, unsalted)
• 1/4 c raisins
• 2 medium tomatoes (fire-roasted, crushed with liquid)
• 1/4 tsp cinnamon (ground)
• 1/4 tsp black pepper (ground)
• 1/8 tsp fennel seed (or anise)
• pinch ground clove
• 1/2 oz dark chocolate (86% cacoa or higher)
• 1/2 slice of bread (darkly-toasted)
• salt
• sugar
• 3 c chicken stock