Holy Mole


 

Bill Schultz

TVWBB Hall of Fame
So after watching Bayless make his recipe Mole I knew I could do it too. I have used the pre-made versions and they were good so had high hopes for this.

So there are two things made to make Mole, first is the base which is usually Ancho Chili's, and the sauce which is added after the base is done and cooked down some.
I fresh ground some spices, Mex Cinnamon,, whole cloves and fresh ground black pepper and the Ancho's lined up

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Ancho's de-stemmed and seeded, roasted lightly in some hot veggie oil for a few seconds on each side, they turn a beautiful reddish, then in a bowl filled with hot tap water and a plate to keep them under for about half an hour

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In the blender with some of the soak water and the rest cold tap water till just about covered, the base

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Sauce ingredients lined up
Toasted Sesame Seeds
Toasted Almonds
Raisins
Roasted Garlic and Tomatio's
Cloves Cinnamon Pepper all fresh ground
Mex Chocolate
Some , about a cup and a half of chicken broth
Some toaste stale bread
In the food processor until nice and smooth, then through a mesh strainer into another bowl

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Both blended together and on the stove to simmer for an hour or so

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Broke out the best for tonight's cook, my all time favorite rock band hands down

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Pork Tenderloins salt and pepper only on indirect until 105, then a quick sear, and tonights lubricant, some nice Blood Sausage on too

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Roasted some Mex Onions, some yellow and orange peppers and all together in a open pan with the Mole, to simmer until meat is 140

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Done and heading in

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mole is AWESOME stuff!
however, never had it with pork...
Looks FANTASTIC Bill!
Terrific choice of beverage too!

Tried making mole once, as often as we have it, I think it's best we stick with the ready to use versions...
 
Thanks Jim, this came out better for me than the jar kind and I froze a bunch for later use. Duck or Chicken is next, have not decided yet
 
Absolutely love this picture!

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How'd you like their imperial stout? Can't say I've had anything bad from Weyerbacher

As a new guy around here, is there a beer paring section?
 
Look's really good Bill, One thing about mole is there is hundreds of different ways to make them & there all pretty damn good too.
 
Wow. I was going to bust your balls about being out of pages in that cookbook, but this looks amazing!
I am in awe of that sauce. Love the weyerbacher stuff too. A friend from Easton turned me on to them a few years back with "verboten" (?).

I gotta find a big bag of anchos now, b/c I want to try that fish marinade too.

Really top notch stuff.

I may have to get to WH station one of these days.
 
Great looking meal. My father makes mole from scratch and it is great on chicken, pork, duck. Looks like you got it down, Thanks for sharing Bill!
 

 

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