mole poblano
Mexican chocolate sauce
Mole poblano is a rich Mexican sauce combining chiles, spices, nuts, and chocolate, traditionally served over turkey or chicken.
The dish originates from Puebla and represents one of Mexico's most celebrated culinary achievements.
Preparing mole from scratch involves toasting and grinding numerous ingredients—a labor-intensive process that makes it a centerpiece of special occasions: My grandmother's mole poblano takes two days to make.
- chocolateSweet from cacao seeds
- Mexican chocolateCinnamon-spiced cacao confection
- chilesSpicy capsicum fruits
- turkeyWattled North American fowl
- OaxacaMexican state and city
Mexico · cinnamon · traditional dish · Mexican cuisine · sauce · tortillas · almonds · spices · raisins · sesame · complex · rich · family recipe · labor of love · stone grinding · fiesta · grinding · metate
- Mexican foodtacos, chilaquiles, taco, huevos rancheros, burritos
- Mexican salsassalsa verde, salsa roja, pico de gallo, fresh salsa, hot salsa
mole poblanopico de gallo
Uncooked Mexican tomato mixture
salsa verde · hot sauce · salsa roja · salsa fresca · fresh salsa