Re: [CH] [Fwd: simple mole sauce]

Chet Bacon (chet@chetbacon.com)
Fri, 08 Oct 1999 06:01:01 -0400 

Try adding raisins and sub the peanut butter with toasted sesame seeds.
I added some sugar to take away some of the bite, and used Chinese 5
spice (sub for cinnamon, cloves, and anise)
Ya forgot the garlic..

Chet

Doug Irvine wrote:
> 
> OK, this is what I sent to Deb in Houston, aint sweet atall atall!Hot,
> tho! I should have posted it to the list as well....I got distracted!
> Cheers, Doug in BC
> 
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> Subject: simple mole sauce
> Date: Thu, 07 Oct 1999 10:46:24 -0700
> From: Doug Irvine <dougandmarie@home.com>
> Organization: Mountainview
> To: Deb deForest <deforest@selec.net>
> 
> Ok Ok Ok you can rise off the knees now! Here is one you might like:
> 3       habs, seeded, chopped fine
> 1       corn tortilla, dried in oven, then crumbled
> 1/3     cup chunky peanut butter
> 1       one oz square of bitter chocolate
> 1       two inch stick of cinnamon
> 2       cloves
> 4       peppercorns
> 1/2     tsp anise seed
> 1       onion, chopped
> Melt chocolate....spin everything else in blender, breaking up teh
> cinnamon stick first. Add the melted chocolate and spin some more...pour
> into heavy pan, add 1/2 cup water and cook, slowly until thickened...add
> salt to taste...you may have to spin the cinnamon stick first, or do it
> separately, in order to break it up. Notice that there is no sugar in
> this, and it also calls for 2 tbls of lard, while it is cooking, add one
> tbls of olive oil instead....lemme know how you like this one, I ahve
> modified it somewhat from the original, but it aint bad! Doug up where
> it still has not frosted up yet...

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