Pork With Mole Sauce Recipes

SLOW-COOKER MOLE PORK

Steps:

• Tear the tortillas into small pieces; toss with the chiles, sesame seeds, raisins, onion, garlic and five-spice powder in a bowl. Heat a large cast-iron skillet over medium-high heat. Add the tortilla mixture; cook, stirring, until the sesame seeds are toasted and the onion is slightly charred, about 5 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes and cook, stirring and scraping up any browned bits, until the liquid evaporates and the tomatoes start browning, about 6 minutes. Add the cilantro and 1 1/2 cups water; bring to a boil, scraping up the skillet. Working in batches, transfer to a blender and puree until smooth, about 4 minutes. Transfer to a 6-quart slow cooker.
• Season the pork all over with salt and pepper; add to the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low, 8 hours.
• Before serving, pierce the sweet potatoes several times with a fork: microwave until tender, about 8 minutes. Remove the pork from the slow cooker and slice. Top with the sauce and more sesame seeds and cilantro. Serve with the sweet potatoes and tortillas.

QUICK PORK MOLE

Steps:

• Spray large skillet with cooking spray; heat over medium-high heat. Add pork; cook 5 minutes or until pork is done, stirring occasionally. Remove from skillet; set aside. Add onion to skillet; cook 3 minutes or until tender, stirring occasionally. Add chili powder, cumin and cinnamon; continue cooking about 1 minute or until spices are fragrant, stirring frequently.
• Add undrained tomatoes and morsels; bring mixture to a boil, stirring occasionally. Reduce heat to medium-low; cover and simmer 8 minutes. Return drained meat to tomato mixture; heat until hot.

MEXICAN MOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a medium saucepan over medium heat, and cook the onion until tender. Mix in cocoa powder, cumin, cilantro, and garlic. Stir in the tomato soup and green chile peppers. Bring to a boil, reduce heat to low, cover, and simmer 10 minutes. Transfer to a gravy boat or pour directly over food to serve.

PORK CHOPS MOLE

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, brown pork chops in 1 tablespoon oil on both sides; remove and set aside. In the same skillet, saute the onion and green pepper in remaining oil until crisp-tender. , Add tomatoes and mole sauce; stir to combine. Return pork chops to the pan. Cover and cook for 10 minutes or until meat is no longer pink. Serve with rice if desired.

PULLED PORK WITH MEXICAN ALMOND MOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a casserole dish. Brown the pork for about 10 mins until golden all over, stir in the tomato purée and cook for 1 min. Pour over the chicken stock, then add the strips of orange zest and juice, cinnamon and thyme. Bring to the boil, reduce the heat, then cover and simmer for 1½ hrs.
• Meanwhile, make the sauce. Heat a non-stick frying pan and dry-fry the onions and whole garlic cloves for about 5 mins, turning often until softened and lightly charred all over. Tip into a blender. Add the tomatoes to the pan. Cook for 3 mins until starting to blister and char, then tip into the blender. Add 1 tbsp oil to the pan. Fry 1 of the tortillas for 1 min on each side until golden. Tear into pieces and tip into the blender. Adding more oil if you need, fry the almonds for 3 mins until golden. Add to the blender. Finally add the raisins, coriander and cumin to the pan and cook for 1-2 mins until the raisins are plump. Add these to the blender along with the chipotle paste and finely chopped chocolate. Whizz together until a rough paste forms.
• Using a slotted spoon, remove the meat from the pan to a board, leave to cool a little, then use forks or your fingers to tear into shreds. Remove the cinnamon, orange zest and thyme sprigs from the pan and discard. Pour a little of the cooking liquid into the blender, then carefully whizz together with the mole sauce. Tip sauce into the pan with the rest of the pork cooking juices. Simmer on the hob for 10-15 mins, then return the shredded pork to the pan and cook for 20 mins more. Season to taste. Can be made up to this point up to 2 days in advance and stored in the fridge or frozen for up to 3 months.
• Just before serving, microwave the tortillas for 1 min to warm them. Toss together all the salsa ingredients and season well. Set everything out on the table. To serve, spoon some of the pork mole onto a tortilla, top with some salsa, then roll up and eat.

PORK TENDERLOIN WITH MOLE SAUCE AND RICOTTA

Steps:

• For the mole sauce: Toast the ancho, chipotle and morita chiles in a dry skillet until fragrant. Let cool slightly, then remove the stems and seeds and roughly chop. Transfer to a blender. Toast the corn tortilla in the dry skillet. Add it to the blender along with the almonds, peanuts, pine nuts, allspice, cinnamon, radishes, tomatillos, cloves and onions. Blend well.
• Transfer the puree to a saucepan and add the chicken stock and Mexican chocolate. Simmer until thick and fragrant, stirring occasionally, about 20 minutes.
• For the pork tenderloin: Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Heat the olive oil in a skillet large enough to accommodate the tenderloin. Brown the tenderloin well on all sides. Sprinkle with some salt, pepper and cayenne, then transfer to the oven and cook to the desired doneness, about 15 minutes. Let rest for 5 minutes.
• Slice the tenderloin and divide it among 4 serving plates. Pour some sauce over the top, add a dollop of ricotta, and top with micro cilantro. Serve immediately.

PORK CHOPS WITH MOLE SAUCE (WW)

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium high heat place peppers and toast for 30 seconds or so on each side. Transfer to a bowl and cover with boiling water; let stand for 20 minutes or until hydrated. Drain.
• Transfer peppers and 1/2 cup broth to a blender and process until smooth. Return to bowl. Set aside.
• Sprinkle pork chops on all sides with 1/2 teaspoon of the salt and the pepper.
• Spray skillet with Pam and set over medium high heat.
• Add pork chops to skillet and brown on each side (3-5 minutes). Transfer pork to a plate and set aside.
• Add 1 teaspoon of oil to skillet and add garlic and onion; cook stirring for 2-5 minutes or until golden.
• Stir in tomato (or when I made these I didn't have any tomatoes, so I used some tomato juice - it gets pureed in the blender anyways - see two steps down) and cook, stirring occasionally for another 2-5 minutes.
• Stir in spices (oregano - cinnamon); cooking stirring frequently for 15 seconds.
• Spoon mixture into blender with the remaining broth (1/2 cup); process for 2 minutes or until smooth.
• Heat remaining oll (1 teaspoon) in skillet over medium heat. Add pepper mixture, tomato mixture, and the remaining salt (1/2 teaspoon); cook stirring until thickened (5-10 minutes). Stir in chocolate and cook, stirring until melted.
• Add the pork chops to skillet and turn to coat. Simmer until cooked through (5-10 minutes).

GREEN MOLE WITH PORK

Steps:

• Choose a deep saucepan or Dutch oven large enough to hold the meat comfortably. Place the tied pork loin and bones in it along with the peppercorns, salt, and 4 of the garlic cloves. Add enough cold water to cover by 1 inch (at least 7 cups). Bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium-low and cook, partly covered, for 1 hour, or until a meat thermometer inserted into the center reads 120° F. (Do not worry about the low temperature. The meat will cook more thoroughly in reheating.) Remove the meat and bones from the cooking stock and set aside. Strain the stock; you should have about 6 cups.
• Grind the cloves and cumin together in an electric coffee or spice grinder, or with a mortar and pestle. Place the ground spices in a blender with the chiles, tomatillos, onion, thyme, marjoram, the remaining 5 garlic cloves, and 1/2 cup of the strained stock. Process until smoothly puréed (about 2 minutes on high).
• Return the remaining strained stock to the pan; bring back to a boil, and adjust the heat to maintain a gentle simmer. Add the puréed mixture to the hot stock and cook, uncovered, for 3 minutes.
• Thin the masa by mixing with 1 cup water. Whisk the thinned masa into the stock mixture; whisking constantly, let the sauce return to the simmer.
• Cook, uncovered, over low heat for 10 minutes, whisking occasionally. If lumps form, pass the mixture through a medium-mesh sieve (pushing with a spoon to force through the lumpy bits) and return to the heat. The mixture should thicken to the consistency of whipping cream; if necessary, increase the heat slightly to reduce and thicken it.
• Untie the cooked pork and carve into serving pieces. Carve the bones into separate rib sections.
• Place the parsely, epazote, and hoja santa in a blender or food processor. If using a blender, add a few tablespoons water to facilitate blending. Process to a smooth purée.
• Add the cooked beans to the masa-thickened sauce and let return to a simmer. Return the carved meat and bones to the pot along with the puréed herbs. Taste and add more salt if desired. Cook until just heated through, 4 to 5 minutes. Give each person a piece or two of rib bone along with the meat and sauce. Serve immediately.

SPICY PORK ENCHILADAS WITH MOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Combine all sauce ingredients in 2-quart saucepan.
• Cook over medium heat until mixture comes to a full boil. Cool slightly.
• Place mixture in 5-cup blender container or food processor bowl fitted with metal blade.
• Cover; blend 1 minute or until smooth.
• Set aside.
• Melt butter in 10-inch skillet until sizzling; add onion.
• Cook over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened.
• Stir in 1/2 cup mole sauce, shredded pork and red pepper; mix well.
• Divide pork mixture evenly among tortillas; roll up tortillas.
• Place into greased 13x9-inch baking dish, seam-side down.
• Pour remaining sauce over tortillas; sprinkle with cheese.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until hot and bubbly.

PAN-ROASTED PORK CHOPS WITH YELLOW PEPPER MOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the 1/4 cup oil in a medium saucepan over high heat until smoking. Add the tortillas and fry until crisp, about 1 minute. Remove to a plate.
• Add the pumpkin seeds to the pan and cook until golden, 2 to 3 minutes. Transfer to a plate.
• Add the onion to the pan and cook until soft, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the stock, yellow peppers, mango, tomatillos, and raisins and boil, stirring occasionally, until reduced by half, 25 to 30 minutes.
• Transfer the yellow pepper mixture, the fried tortillas, and the pumpkin seeds to a food processor and process until smooth. Strain the sauce into a clean medium saucepan and simmer over medium heat until it reaches a sauce consistency, 15 to 20 minutes. Keep warm over low heat.
• Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
• Heat the 2 tablespoons oil in a large ovenproof sauté pan over high heat until almost smoking. Season the chops on both sides with salt and pepper. Place the chops in the pan and cook until golden brown, 4 to 5 minutes; flip the chops over and place the pan in the oven. Roast until medium, 8 to 10 minutes.
• Remove the chops from the pan and let rest for 5 minutes before serving. While the chops are resting, add the chocolate, honey, cloves, and cinnamon to the sauce and season with salt and pepper. Cook for 5 minutes. The mole sauce can be made up to 1 day in advance and refrigerated. Reheat before serving.
• Ladle some of the sauce onto each of 4 large dinner plates and top with a pork chop.