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A Quick Mole, Dark and Rough

Name: A Quick Mole, Dark and Rough
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 3 dried ancho chilies, stemmed, seeded; 2 dried guajillo chilies; 1 yellow onion; 4 cloves garlic; 2 cups chicken stock; 30g dark chocolate (70%+); 1 cinnamon stick; 1 tsp cumin seeds; 2 tbsp sesame seeds; ¼ cup raisins

“Real mole is a two-day prayer. This is a weeknight shortcut. It is not the same. It is still good.”

from Jason McKinney

Mexican·40 min·Medium·2 servings

Ingredients

produce

dried ancho chilies3
dried guajillo chilies2
yellow onion1
garlic4 cloves

pantry

chicken stock480 ml
dark chocolate (70%+)30g
sesame seeds30 ml
raisins60 ml

spices

cinnamon stick1
cumin seeds5 ml

Method

01
Toast the chilies in a dry pan 30 sec per side. Don't burn. Soak them in hot stock 15 min.
02
In the same pan: toast cumin, sesame, cinnamon. Set aside.
03
Char the onion and garlic in the dry pan until black-spotted.
04
Blend everything — chilies, soaking stock, charred alliums, spices, raisins, chocolate — until smooth.
“A proper mole is 30+ ingredients. This is 10. It's a draft.” — jason
05
Strain back into the pan. Simmer 15 minutes, stirring. Salt. Thin with more stock if needed.
06
Serve over poached chicken, roast duck, or just over rice with sesame on top.

you'll needCast iron skilletBlender or food processorMedium pot

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MEXICAN · 40 MIN HANDS-ON · MEDIUM

A Quick Mole, Dark and Rough

Real mole is a two-day prayer. This is a weeknight shortcut. It is not the same. It is still good.

— JASON MCKINNEY

Jason McKinney

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the plate

method — 6 steps

01
Toast the chilies in a dry pan 30 sec per side. Don't burn. Soak them in hot stock 15 min.
02
In the same pan: toast cumin, sesame, cinnamon. Set aside.
03
Char the onion and garlic in the dry pan until black-spotted.
04
Blend everything — chilies, soaking stock, charred alliums, spices, raisins, chocolate — until smooth.
“A proper mole is 30+ ingredients. This is 10. It's a draft.”
05
Strain back into the pan. Simmer 15 minutes, stirring. Salt. Thin with more stock if needed.
06
Serve over poached chicken, roast duck, or just over rice with sesame on top.

✦ mise en place

the tools you'll need

✦

Cast iron skillet

“for toasting chilis”

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Blender or food processor

“for smooth mole paste”

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Medium pot

“for simmering sauce”

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