Quick Mole Sauce

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Vod1
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  • Total Time 40 min Ico-add
  • Yield 1+ Pints
  • Level Easy

Originally, making mole sauce was an all day affair but now it can be quick and easy using this fast and flavorful recipe variation.
 

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup shelled pumpkin seeds
  • 1/4 cup shelled pistachio nuts
  • 1/4 cup roasted pine nuts
  • 2 chile peppers
  • 1 medium onion, quartered
  • 1 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 tablespoon tamarind paste
  • 1 tablespoon dark cane or corn syrup
  • 1 teaspoon distilled white vinegar
  • 1 cup olive oil
  • 1/2 cup chicken stock
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips
  • 1/2 cup heavy cream
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Directions

  1. 1. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
  2. 2. Place the pumpkin seeds, pistachios, pine nuts, peppers, and onion on a baking sheet. Drizzle with one tablespoon olive oil. Roast for 10 to 15 minutes. Remove from the oven; seed and chop the peppers.
  3. 3. In a food processor combine all of the previous ingredients with the chili powder, cumin, salt, tamarind paste, syrup, vinegar and olive oil. Puree until creamy, stopping to scrape the sides of the bowl as necessary.
  4. 4. Transfer the sauce into a saucepan. Whisk in the chicken stock, chocolate chips and cream; bring the sauce up to a boil.
  5. 5. Reduce the heat to simmer and cook for five minutes. Make sure all of the chocolate has melted, stirring so all is incorporated.
  6. 6. Remove from the heat and keep warm.