The Mexican Sauce Every Home Cook Should Make at Least Once

There are countless versions you can choose from.

The Mexican Sauce Every Home Cook Should Make at Least Once Mole is a quintessential Mexican sauce that dates back to pre-Hispanic times. It exists in countless versions, varying in color, consistency, ingredients, and use. At its most basic, mole contains a blend of chile peppers, tomatoes or tomatillos, fruit or some other sweet element, nuts or seeds, often but not always cocoa, and a blend of spices. Traditionally, each ingredient is grinded in a molcajete (a mortar and pestle), but we're using a high-speed blender. Our version doesn't use 40-plus ingredients or take days to prepare, but we think it tastes divine. READ MORE More Tips to Try The Secret to Better Homemade Pizza See More 15-Minute Homemade Queso Fresco See More 18 Sauce Recipes Every Home Cook Should Know See More Slow Cooker Recipes You Can Leave Alone All Day See More The Spruce Eats on YouTube 6 Mexican Recipes You're Going to Want to Try Watch & Learn More From The Spruce Greek Egg-Lemon Chicken Soup Biscuit Mix Drop Dumplings for Stew Seaweed Egg Drop Soup Did somebody forward you this email? Sign Up for Cooking School by The Spruce Eats Newsletter! Have feedback? Send us an email at contact@thespruceeats.com, subject line: Newsletter Feedback. Follow us:   You are receiving this newsletter because you subscribed to Cooking School by The Spruce Eats newsletter. Unsubscribe © 2021 Dotdash.com — All rights reserved. Privacy Policy. A DOTDASH BRAND 28 Liberty Street, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10005