Flavorful Mushroom Mole - alive magazine

Flavorful Mushroom Mole - alive magazine

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Several years ago, some dear friends and I spent a week in Oaxaca, Mexico, eating and marveling at the artistry and community of that incredible place.

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Ingredients

  • 3 cups water
  • 3 tablespoons neutral oil, such as rice bran, canola, or vegetable
  • 3 dried pasilla chiles, stemmed and seeded
  • 4 dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded
  • 1 medium yellow onion, coarsely chopped
  • 4 garlic cloves, minced
  • 8 ounces shiitake mushrooms, tough stems trimmed, coarsely chopped (about 2¼ cups)
  • 1 tablespoon dried oregano, preferably Mexican
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • Kosher salt
  • ½ cup salted roasted peanuts
  • ¼ cup white sesame seeds
  • ¼ cup raisins
  • 2 tablespoons dark brown sugar
  • 1 tablespoon cacao powder or unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 tablespoon dark chocolate chips or chunks (about 1 ounce)
  • 1 (6-inch) corn tortilla, toasted
  • Grated zest and juice of 1 lime

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