Description
How to make Quick & Easy Mole Rojo Sauce (aka Red Mole) with amazing flavor in under 20 minutes! Use this with meat, tofu, beans, or as a flavorful sauce for enchiladas, burritos, taco meat, or taquitos! Makes 2 1/2 cups.
Ingredients
Quick Mole Sauce:
- 1/2 cup veggie broth, chicken stock or water. More for thinning.
- 15-ounce can tomato sauce (or diced tomatoes and juices)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1/2 an onion- rough diced
- 1–2 tablespoons soy sauce
- 1–3 chipotle chilies in adobo sauce, plus 2 Tablespoon adobo sauce
- 2 tsp chili powder
- 2 tsp cumin
- 2 tsp coriander
- 1 teaspoon oregano- optional
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- pinch cloves (optional)
- 1/2 tsp salt and pepper, more to taste
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- 4 tablespoons sesame tahini paste, peanut butter or almond butter
- 2 ounces semi-sweet or bitter-sweet dark chocolate squares
- Toasted sesame seeds
Instructions
- Blend. Place all the ingredients (EXCEPT the chocolate, tahini paste and sesame seeds) in a blender. Blend until very smooth.
- Cook the Sauce. Place this blended Mole sauce in a medium pot, bring it to a simmer over medium heat, and cover (it will splatter!), lower heat to medium-low, and simmer 10 minutes. Stir in tahini sauce and chocolate until melted and combined.
- Taste, adjust salt and sweetness. Add 1-3 teaspoons of agave or maple syrup if necessary (some chocolate is sweeter than others), or add more chipotle for heat, a splash more soy sauce for depth (or salt, or a bouillon cube!) Make sure you can taste a hint of cinnamon; if not add a little more. You want a nice balance between salt, sweet, spicy, with depth.
- To loosen the sauce, add more stock or water until desired consistency.
- Use with chicken, enchiladas, beans, and sprinkle with sesame seeds if desired.
Notes
The sauce will keep up to 5 days in the refrigerator and freezes well!
Nutrition
- Serving Size: ¼ cup
- Calories: 128
- Sugar: 4.7 g
- Sodium: 208.9 mg
- Fat: 9.1 g
- Saturated Fat: 2.3 g
- Carbohydrates: 10.3 g
- Fiber: 2.5 g
- Protein: 2.7 g
- Cholesterol: 0.4 mg