Ingredients
Mole:
- 2 ancho chiles, seeded
- 2 pasilla chiles, seeded
- 1 cup strong hot coffee
- 3 tablespoons tomato paste
- 1 (14-ounce) can chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 chopped onion
- 4 garlic cloves, chopped
- 2 tablespoons golden raisins
- 1 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 tablespoons peanut butter
- 3 tablespoons chipotle hot sauce (recommended: Tabasco)
- 1 1/4 cups water, divided
- 2 ounces dark chocolate, chopped
- 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
Guacomole:
- 2 avocados, halved, pitted and peeled
- 1/2 red onion, finely diced
- 2 jalapeno peppers, seeded and finely diced
- 1 lime, zested and juiced
- 2 tablespoons freshly chopped cilantro leaves
Chipotle Creme:
- 1/2 cup sour cream
- 1 tablespoon chipotle hot sauce (recommended: Tabasco)
- 4 pounds flat iron steak, room temperature just prior to cooking
- 4 tablespoons chipotle powder
- Salt and freshly ground black pepper
- 8 flour tortillas
- Cotija cheese
Directions
In a bowl, mix the ancho and pasilla chiles and the hot coffee. Cover and let stand at room temperature for 15 minutes. Add the chiles, some of the soaking liquid, the tomato paste, and the broth to a blender and process until smooth. Heat a saucepan over medium-high heat. Add 1 tablespoon of olive oil and the chopped onion. Saute for 3 minutes, then add the garlic and saute for 1 minute. Stir in the raisins, cumin, cinnamon, and cloves; saute 1 minute more. Add the onion mixture, peanut butter, hot sauce and 1/4 cup water to the blender with the chile mixture and process until smooth. Strain. Put the chile mixture, remaining 1 cup of water, and the chocolate into a saucepan. Cook over medium heat, partially covered, stirring occasionally, for 18 minutes, Remove the pan from the heat and stir in the lime juice.
For the guacamole: Add the avocado flesh to a medium bowl and the onion, jalapeno, lime zest, lime juice and cilantro. Stir and mash to desired consistency. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
Heat a grill pan or grill to medium heat. Season both sides of the steak with chipotle powder and salt and pepper. Cook 4 to 5 minutes per side for medium-rare. Meanwhile, warm the tortillas in the microwave. Wrap them in paper towel and warm them for 1 minute. Remove them from microwave and set aside. Slice the steak into small strips and add to a saucepan, over low heat. Stir in the mole sauce and heat until the meat and sauce are warmed through. Arrange a generous portion of the steak mixture in the middle of each warmed tortilla. Top with the guacamole, chipotle creme and cojita cheese
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By vegan matriarch
on June 25, 2011
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This recipe is incredibly easy to veganize. I just used 1 bag of Butlers Soy Curls for the steak, Better Than Chicken Bouillon for the stock, and Tofutti Sour cream instead of sour cream. For the mole sauce, it doesn't state how much salt to use, but I used 1 Tb. And for the guac, I used 2 ts of salt. On the soy curls, I used smoked paprika instead of chipotle powder and 1 Tb of salt. Very decadent! Of course I didn't use Cotija, but this was muy bueno in my book! Thanks!
By schmerl_12932688
Pittsburgh, 78
on June 13, 2010
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I've been waiting for an opportunity to make this, and finally had the chance. This is a great recipe, lots of complex flavors, but quite simple to make. My wife and I love Mexican food, and have been looking for a great mole recipe. This certainly fits the bill, and will be added to our rotation.
By Brewer Buddy
Newnan, GA
on April 23, 2010
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Saw this on URS and had to make it. With all the Mexican restaurants in the Atlanta area I've yet to find one that features a chocolate mole. This was absolutely delicious and easy to make. The house smelled wonderful while I was making it and my wife wished she could bottle the aroma. The mole is spicy, smoky and oh so complex that you taste different Mayan flavors with every bite.
The way the recipe is written on FN is a little confusing. For the crema you just take a 1/2 cup of sour cream and stir in 1 TBS of the Tabasco Chipotle Sauce. The 4 TBS of chipotle powder gets dusted on the steak.
I would recommend not substituting anything for the Cotija Cheese. This salty, crumbly cheese rounds the flavors out perfectly.
My lovely bride, who is brutally honest about my food, raved about this dish and can't wait for me to make it again.
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