Mole sauce is a traditional recipe used in Mexican dishes. You know how bullfighters yell out olé? Put an “m” in front of it, and that’s how you say “mole”. But no matter how you say it, mole is delicious, and you have to try it.
What’s in a Mole Sauce?
We’ve been traveling in Mexico for over two months and one of the best things about our trip is sampling great Mexican cuisine. Some of the best dishes we’ve eaten have been mole dishes. Mole is a slow simmered sauce, reddish to brown in color, rich and thick, kinda like a smooth gravy with attitude. Mole open to many interpretations. There are all kinds of mole sauce, and whenever we get a chance to sample one, we do.
Potential Mole Ingredients
CHILI PEPPERS
CHICKEN BROTH
TOMATOES
TOMATILLOS
ONION
GARLIC
SUGAR
All kinds of NUTS
CHOCOLATE
SALT
CUMIN
DRIED FRUIT
BREAD
TORTILLAS
ANISE
CLOVES
SESAME SEEDS
PUMPKIN SEEDS
SQUASH SEEDS
CILANTRO
…and the list goes on
Make Mole at Home or Buy a Pre-made Mole Sauce or Paste
A key ingredient in a mole are chili peppers. A variety of chili peppers are roasted and ground into a powder or paste. This paste is added to broth or water along with a selection of other ground ingredients. This concoction is stirred and simmered and blended until smooth. Moles vary from region to region, and even house to house in Mexico.
Making a mole sauce from scratch can be fun, but pre-made mole powders and pastes are readily available for purchase at public markets in Mexico, grocery stores, and even online. Check links for current mole sauce prices on Amazon: Xiqueño Mole Paste, or Dona Maria Mole Sauce, and Dona Maria Mole Paste
Mole can be served with anything. My favorite mole dish is the traditional pairing of chicken and mole with rice, also called chicken mole, or pollo con mole. I love mole in the morning for breakfast. Mole sauce served with fried eggs and potatoes is the best, and of course toast to sop up the extra sauce is a must have.
We tried store-bought mole and found it to be a pretty serviceable base. You can buy a premade mole or paste and add you own ingredients and flavors.
If you want to try making your own mole at home, check out this complete written Homemade Mole Sauce Recipe.
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