“I find mole to be fascinating, baroque, laborious and complex expression, capable of fusing endless elements into new flavor. Like in music: you don’t hear the instruments separately, you hear just ...

If you ask someone what is in mole sauce, you'll probably receive ten different answers. This particular sauce comes from Mexico, with over 50 varieties coming from numerous different regions around ...

Until I made this recipe, I was intimidated by mole, by the idea of making mole, by the idea that I could make a good one. But thanks to Rick Martínez’s book “Salsa Daddy,” I learned that anyone can ...

This technique of poaching dark-meat chicken until silky and tender works with any mole sauce and leaves you with enough chicken stock to make soup. Simply strain the leftover stock into airtight ...

My family can't get enough of it. If a Mexican restaurant has chicken mole on the menu, I immediately know what I’m going to order. Mole, a rich and earthy Mexican sauce made with several varieties of ...

Editor's note: Mexican mole is a complex and aromatic sauce with ingredients including chili peppers, chocolate, spices, nuts, and sometimes fruits. The result is a rich, velvety sauce with a ...

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