Mole Negro Oaxaqueno No. 2
(Black Mole from Oaxaca, No. 2)
From the Old Mexico Grill in Santa Fe, NM
Courtesy of Judy Howle
Ingredients:
- 4 oz pasillas
- 2 oz. mulatos
- 1/2 lb. tomatoes
- 1 cup hot water
- 1/8 oz. whole cloves, toasted
- 1/8 oz whole allspice, toasted
- 1/2 tsp. thyme
- 1/8 oz. majoram, leaf
- 3 Tbsp. oregano
- 3/4 cup corn oil
- 2 oz. sesame seeds, toasted
- 2 oz. peanuts, toasted
- 2 oz. almonds, sliced, toasted
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 8 oz. yellow onions
- 1/2 oz. garlic, whole, peeled
- 1/8 oz. cinnamon sticks, toasted
- 1 lb. plaintains
- 1/2 oz. corn tortilla chips, fried and ground
- 1/8 orange bread (recipe follows)
- 2 oz. Ibarra chocolate
Procedure:- Soak chiles in hot water until soft. Seed and stem and grind into paste.
- Grind tomatoes, onions and garlic
- Toast spices. Cool. Grind in spice grinder
- Toast nuts and seeds and orange bread until golden brown. Grind together
in food processor. Set aside.
- Heat oil and cook chiles carefully for 5 min., stirring constantly. Add
veg. mixture and cook for 10 minutes.
- Add spices to mixture and cook for 5 min. Add herbs, nuts and seeds,
plaintains, raisins, and tortilla chips. Cook for 10-15 min.
- Add chopped chocolate slowly and stir constantly so it does not sink to
bottom of pan and burn. Cool on low heat until oil comes to the top.
Remove from heat and cool. Puree mixture.
Orange Bread
Ingredients:
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 4 oz. granulated sugar
- 8 oz. butter
- zest of 2 oranges
- 4 eggs (they left out no. of eggs, so I am guessing)
- 1 cup orange juice concentrate
- 1 cup water
- 1-1/2 cup whole milk
- 3 tsp. vanilla
- 6 cups plain flour
- 1 Tbs. baking powder
Procedure:
- Measure all ingredients
- Cream sugar, butter, and zest. Add eggs and cream again.
- Sift flour and baking powder together.
- Mix orange concentrate, water, and milk together. Milk may look curdled.
- Add flour and milk mixture alternately. Add vanilla. Mix gently and do
not overmix.
- Pour evenly into 2 well greased loaf pans.
- Bake 325 degrees for approx. 1 hr. Check. May need more time. Toothpick will come clean when done.
- Cool for 15 minutes and remove from pans to cool completely

By Bob Nemerovski / molepage@ramekins.com