Tex-Mex Mole

Tex-Mex Mole
Tex-Mex Mole
Lots of Tex-Mex restaurants use bottled mole pastes from Mexico such as Doña Maria brand. Tricks of the trade include reconstituting the paste with chicken broth instead of water and boosting the flavor with peanut butter. Here's a simple homemade mole that tastes even better than the bottled paste.
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Sauce Blender Chocolate Garlic Onion Tomato Cinco de Mayo Tex-Mex Simmer
  • 1/2 teaspoon sugar
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • salt
  • 1 cup chicken broth
  • 1 ounce semisweet chocolate
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • Carbohydrate 15 g(5%)
  • Cholesterol 2 mg(1%)
  • Fat 11 g(17%)
  • Fiber 3 g(11%)
  • Protein 4 g(7%)
  • Saturated Fat 3 g(13%)
  • Sodium 359 mg(15%)
  • Calories 167

Preparation Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and onion and sauté until the onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, chiles, chocolate, sesame seeds, peanut butter, sugar, crackers, and chicken broth. Simmer for 5 minutes. Transfer the mixture to a blender and puree until smooth. Salt to taste. If the mole has any grittiness, return it to the blender and puree again. Serve warm or cover and store in refrigerator for up to a week. From The Tex-Mex Cookbook: A History in Recipes and Photos © 2004 by Robb Walsh. Reprinted with permission from Ten Speed Press. Buy the full book from Amazon.

Preparation Heat the olive oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat. Add the garlic and onion and sauté until the onion is soft, about 5 minutes. Add the tomatoes, chiles, chocolate, sesame seeds, peanut butter, sugar, crackers, and chicken broth. Simmer for 5 minutes. Transfer the mixture to a blender and puree until smooth. Salt to taste. If the mole has any grittiness, return it to the blender and puree again. Serve warm or cover and store in refrigerator for up to a week. From The Tex-Mex Cookbook: A History in Recipes and Photos © 2004 by Robb Walsh. Reprinted with permission from Ten Speed Press. Buy the full book from Amazon.