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Mole Negro Oaxaqueño

Name: Mole Negro Oaxaqueño
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 2 h
Total time: 3 h
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 5 mulato chillies; 3 pasilla chillies; 3 ancho chillies; 3 chipotle chillies; 100g dark chocolate 70%; 50g sesame seeds, toasted; 50g pumpkin seeds, toasted; 4 cloves garlic, charred; 1 white onion, charred; 4 ripe tomatoes, charred; 1 tsp cumin; 1 tsp black pepper; 1 tsp cinnamon; 1 plantain, sliced and fried; 1kg chicken pieces; 1L chicken stock; lard or oil 3 tbsp

Complex Oaxacan black mole with over 20 ingredients including multiple dried chillies and dark chocolate.

Total time

180 min

Prep

60 min

Cook

120 min

Difficulty

hard

Cuisine

Mexican

Ingredients

5mulato chillies

3pasilla chillies

3ancho chillies

3chipotle chillies

100gdark chocolate 70%

50gsesame seeds, toasted

50gpumpkin seeds, toasted

4 clovesgarlic, charred

1white onion, charred

4ripe tomatoes, charred

1 tspcumin

1 tspblack pepper

1 tspcinnamon

1plantain, sliced and fried

1kgchicken pieces

1Lchicken stock

lard or oil3 tbsp

Instructions

Toast dried chillies in a dry pan until fragrant, soak in hot water 20 minutes.

Blend chillies, charred onion, tomatoes and garlic to a paste.

Fry paste in lard until darkened, 10 minutes.

Add toasted seeds, chocolate, spices and plantain. Blend smooth with stock.

Simmer sauce 45 minutes, stirring constantly.

Add chicken, simmer 30 minutes. Adjust seasoning. Serve with rice and tortillas.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement. Some ingredients in this recipe couldn't be matched to a reference value, so treat this as a rough estimate.

Calories

738

Protein

76.8g

Fat

40.6g

Carbs

16.3g

Fiber

4.9g

Sodium

1174mg