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Mole Negro

Cooking Guide

Mole Negro

A deep, brothy black mole built on ancho, mulato, and pasilla chiles with toasted nuts, seeds, and Mexican chocolate, served over chicken.

  • Main
  • Mexican
  • Contains
  • tree nuts
  • peanuts
  • sesame
  • paleo
  • gluten-free
  • dairy-free

Cooking Guide

Step 1
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Cook the chicken in salted water with half the onion and a clove of garlic, and reserve the broth.

The Why

Poaching gives you tender meat and, just as important, the broth that loosens and seasons the mole.

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Version history

  • v1current7/11/2026