My husband has a favorite dish when we get Mexican food- he loves chicken with Mexican mole sauce on it!
The first time he got it when we were dating I tasted some- and was surprised when he told me that mole has chocolate in it! I’ve always wanted to make him mole sauce at home, but it sounded complicated. I found this recipe in this months issue of Better Homes and Gardens. It was pretty easy, and really delicious. Thought I’d pass it on!
( I served the mole sauce over roasted vegatables and chicken. And put it over a whole wheat tortilla. Feta cheese is sprinkled over the top.)
Quick Mole Sauce:
- 2 Tablespoons pumpkin seeds
- 1 teaspoon sesame seeds
- 1 medium onion, chopped
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 to 3 teaspoons chili powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup barbecue sauce
- 1/2 ounce bittersweet chocolate ( I used 1 ounce)
- hot pepper sauce (optional)
Directions:
–In large dry skillet over medium heat toast 2 Tablespoons pumpkin seeds and 1 teaspoon sesame seeds 2 to 3 minutes or until toasted. Remove from skillet.
-In same skillet cook 1 medium onion, chopped and 2 cloves garlic, minced in hot oil 3 minutes or until tender.
-Stir in 2 to 3 teaspoons chili powder, 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin, and 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon. Cook 1 minute more or until fragrant.
-Stir in 1 cup barbecue sauce, 1/2 ounce bittersweet chocolate, chopped, and hot pepper sauce (optional). Bring to boiling; reduce heat. simmer until chocolate is melted. Cool slightly.
-Transfer onion mixture and toasted seeds to blender or food processor. Cover and blend or process until smooth. Thin with water if needed; cool. Makes 1-1/2 cups.
7. For Hot: add 2 tsp. chili powder
For Hotter: 3 tsp. hot chili powder
For Hottest: 4 tsp. hot chili powder + hot-style BBQ sauce
mmmmmm that looks soooo good! I totally want to make that!! and the chocolate with it sounds awesome! I forget if I told you but when we were in mexico we had this chicken called chocolate chicken, it must be the same kinda stuff. When I asked the waiter what it was, I was like "huh?? why would you eat chocolate with chicken?" (thinking it was the sweet tasting kind) but he said it tasted different, less sweet and it turned out to be really good!
Ooh, I love mole! And that recipe looks less complicated than the one I have, I will have to try it. Thanks for sharing!
And your heads-up about the paint giveaway has me brainstorming about what I can paint around here — my husband will be grateful to you, I'm sure. 😉
Nikki- I bet it was mole chicken! Sounds yummy!
Wendy- This is the least complicated recipe for it I've seen. It really was pretty quick once I measured everything out. Hope you enjoy it!
Thank you for posting this. I love chocolate and always wondered what mole sauce tastes like, but thought it was too complicated to try to make.