Mole Poblano
Mexican · Latin America
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STOVETOP
10/10
Complex sauce of dried chiles, chocolate, nuts, and spices that represents the pinnacle of Mexican culinary art.
Why It Works
Twenty-plus ingredients each toasted separately create hundreds of Maillard compounds; chocolate adds bitterness and body without sweetness, unifying the sauce.
Key Ingredients
mulato chiles
ancho chiles
pasilla chiles
Mexican chocolate
peanuts
sesame seeds
plantain
chicken
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