Uncle Tim's Mole Sauce
Serves: 6
Isabella Feil
1 January 1970
Based on User reviews:
49
Spice
53
Sweetness
51
Sourness
38
mins
Prep time (avg)
4.5
Difficulty
Ingredients:
4
Tomatoes1 tbsp
Corn Oil1 tbsp
Olive Oil1 tsp
Ground Black Pepper1 tsp
Paprika1 tsp
Ground Cloves1 tsp
Ground Cinnamon1 tsp
Cayenne Pepper2 medium
Onion (chopped)4 cloves
Garlic (chopped)1 cup
Chicken Broth1 cup
Raisin2 tbsps
Brown SugarDirections:
1
Set oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source and preheat the oven's broiler
2
Line a baking sheet with aluminum foil
3
Cut the peppers in half from top to bottom
4
Place the peppers cut-sides down onto the prepared baking sheet
5
Cook under the preheated broiler until the skin of the peppers has blackened and blistered, 5 to 8 minutes
6
Place the blackened peppers into a bowl and tightly seal with plastic wrap
7
Allow the peppers to steam as they cool, about 20 minutes
8
Remove and discard excess blackened skin and stems
9
Tear peppers with your hands and place in a bowl
10
Cut the top off of each tomato around the stem
11
Scoop seeds and pulp out of each tomato and squeeze into a bowl to create a thick tomato 'juice'
12
Chop tomatoes and place in a separate bowl
13
Heat corn oil and olive oil together in a large pot over medium heat
14
Cook and stir black pepper, paprika, cloves, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper in hot oil until fragrant, about 30 seconds
15
Stir onion and garlic into hot spiced oil; cook and stir until onion is softened, about 5 minutes
16
Pour tomato 'juice' into the pot and bring mixture to a boil while scraping the browned bits of food off of the bottom of the pot with a wooden spoon
17
Add chopped tomatoes, chicken broth, raisins, and brown sugar
18
Bring to a simmer
19
Reduce heat to low and add the chocolate; stir until chocolate melts
20
Add roasted peppers and stir
21
Bring sauce to a simmer and cook until flavors blend, at least 1 hour
22
Pour sauce into a blender no more than half full
23
Cover and hold lid down; pulse a few times before leaving on to blend
24
Puree in batches until smooth
25
Return sauce to the pot and season with salt