MattBites makes a mole

by Sarah J. Gim, Posted Oct 3rd 2006 @ 7:32PM

That's mole as in "mo-lay," not mole as in "Whack-a-Mole" at Chuck E. Cheese. But be not mistaken, making the former is no less difficult than playing the latter.

Mole is a traditional Mexican sauce that has a reputation of being rather difficult to make, not because the technique is all that complicated, but because there are over 30 ingredients and according to Matt Armendariz of food blog MattBites who finally attempted to make the sauce himself, at least 43 steps in making it. Just a few of the ingredients, which seem strange, but are essential to the sauce are chiles (not surprising), nuts (still not quite surprising), ripe plaintains, raisins, bread and tortillas as thickeners, chocolate and cinnamon! Matt does a quick history of mole, talks about his grandmother's mole, and shares the recipe he used to make it at home, which comes from Bon Appetit magazine.

Filed Under: Vegetarian, Vegan, Ingredients, Methods
Tags: america, aztecs, chocolate, condiments, dinner, fruit, grains, lunch, mexican cooking, mexican cuisine, mexican food, mexico, mole, north america, nuts, seeds, spices, vegetables

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10-04-2006 @11:48AM L2 said... I absolutely love Matt's work. I first met him via FLICKR and fell in love with his food photos.

I think my tummy is rumbling....
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