Photo: Sam Loyd
Pork Mole Coloradito Recipe
21 ingredients
6 1/2 cups (about 8 to 10 servings)
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Mole sauce isn't easy to make, but it's worth the effort. This version is redolent of cumin, oregano, and chocolate, which play off the gentle spice of dried...
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
1313
Calories
45g
Protein
67g
Fat
131g
Carbs
Counts 14 of 17 ingredients — the other 3 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 14 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Flour | 1 cup (125g) all-purpose | 455 |
| Pork | 100g cooked | 242 |
| Chocolate | 1 oz (28g) semisweet | 155 |
| Sesame | 1 tbsp (14g) | 120 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Lard | 1 tbsp (12.8g) | 115 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Tomato | 1 medium (123g) | 22 |
| Pecan | 1 half (4g) | 20 |
| Cumin | 1 tsp ground (2.1g) | 8 |
| Mexican Oregano | 1 tsp dried (1.8g) | 5 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Thyme | 1 tsp dried (1.4g) | 4 |
| Salt | 1 tsp (6g) | 0 |
| Seed | not in our table | 0 |
| Pumpkin | not in our table | 0 |
| Plantain | not in our table | 0 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 1 (6-pound) pork shoulder, cut into 3-inch chunks
- 1 medium white onion, quartered
- 3 medium garlic cloves
- 2 teaspoons cumin seeds
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt
- 9 dried guajillo chiles, stems and seeds removed
- 4 dried ancho chiles, stems and seeds removed
- 3 medium, unpeeled garlic cloves
- 1/2 medium white onion, cut in half lengthwise
- 3 tablespoons sesame seeds
- 1/4 teaspoon dried Mexican oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon dried thyme
- 4 1/2 to 5 cups reserved pork cooking liquid
- 12 ounces Roma tomatoes
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil or lard
- 1/3 cup whole, raw pecans
- 1/4 cup raw pumpkin seeds
- 1/2 ripe yellow plantain, peeled and sliced into 1/2-inch-thick rounds
- 4 (1/2-inch-thick) slices sweet yeast roll
- 3/4 ounce Mexican drinking chocolate, such as Abuelita
- 4 teaspoons kosher salt
Directions
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By chow ·
Recipe sourced from
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