Eric Greenspan’s Mole Melt · Faith Middleton's Food Schmooze

Ingredients

• 1 pound Cotija cheese (crumbled)
• 8 slices wheat bread
• 1 tablespoon canola oil
• 1/2 pound Mexican chorizo, (casing removed and crumbled)
• 1/2 cup drained cooked black beans
• 1 tablet Abuelita brand Mexican hot chocolate ((available on Amazon, if not in your market))
• 1 cup fresh orange juice
• 1/4 cup roasted peanuts
• 1/4 cup dried apricots
• 1/4 cup golden raisins
• 4 Fresno chiles, (stemmed)
• 2 cloves garlic
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin (toasted in a dry pan)
• 1/2 teaspoon coriander seeds (toasted in a dry pan)
• 1 cup mayonnaise
• 1 red onion, thinly sliced
• 1 (5-ounce) bottle Tapatío brand or other bottled hot sauce
• Juice of 2 limes
• Leaves from 1 bunch cilantro
• 4 tablespoons unsalted butter (for finishing)