Mole
Cowbridge Kitchen
A lot of people assume that Chilli-con-Carne is the national dish of Mexico, but you would be wrong. Mole (pronounced Mol-a) is the national dish of Mexico.
Mole is a spicy paste that is used in cooking. I have used this in my Mexican Lasagne to add a true authentic taste of Mexico.
As you will see from the recipe there are a lot of ingredients in Mole, but it is not that difficult to make as most of it just goes into a food processor and there is not a lot of cooking involved.
Mole is more of an ingredient than a dish in its self, and it can be used in many different meals.
15 mins Prep time
30 mins Cooking time
Time
This is based on a 16g serving
1 tablespoon
Calories: 12
Protein: 0.2g
Fat: 0.6g
Carbohydrates: 1.7g
Fiber: 0.2g
Sugar: 1.1g
Nutrition
Servings
Anybody can have a go at this recipe, but a novice will find it difficult
Difficulty
Mexican Mole
Mole is the national dish of mexico, despite popular misconception that the national dish is Chilli con Carne.
There are a lot of ingredients in Mole and not all recipes for making Mole are the same. A few key ingredients can always be found, Peanuts, Cocoa Powder and Chilli.
This thick Mexican sauce is often used in mexican recipes such a Chilli-con-Carne.
Cuisine:Mexican
ingredients
60 g Flour (Plain)
1 Onion (Diced)
1 teaspoon of Chopped Garlic
1/2 Tin of Chopped Tomatoes
70 g Sun Dried Tomatoes
30 g Unsalted Peanuts
30 g Oregano
1/2 teaspoon of Cinnamon (1 Stick)
1/2 teaspoon of Chinese Five Spice
1/4 teaspoon of Black Pepper
1/4 teaspoon of Thyme
1 teaspoon of Cocoa Powder
1 Medium Chilli (Diced & seeded)
1/4 teaspoon of Chilli Flakes
1/4 teaspoon of Chilli Powder
750 ml of Chicken Stock ( 4 stock cubes)
1 Clove
Cooking Instructions
- Melt the 60 g of beef dripping or lard in a pan.
- Fry off the onion , Garlic & Chilli until the onion is translucent
- 1/2 Tin Chopped tomatoes
- 70 g Sun Dried tomatoes **
- 30 g Unsalted Peanuts
- 30 g Oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon of Cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon of Chinese five spice
- 1/4 teaspoon of Black Pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon of Thyme
- 1 teaspoon of Cocoa Powder 1/4 teaspoon of Chilli Flakes
- 1/4 teaspoon of Chilli Powder
- 1 Clove
- Add the 750 ml of Chicken stock to the pan
- Mix well.
- Add the contents of the food processor to the stock and mix together well.
- Leave to cook on a low heat for 30 minutes.
Add the following ingredients into a food processor
When the Onions , Garlic & Chillies are cooked add them to the food processor. Add a little more oil to the pan then add the 60 g of flour to form a roux.
Although Molé is the national dish of Mexico it is more of an ingredient for other recipes such as Chilli con Carne.