Pork in oaxacan mole - mexico (lowfat) pt 2

8 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
See part 1

Directions

EACH 4- to 5-OZ SERVING: 278 cals, 10⅕ g fat, 2⅕ sat fat. 60mg cholesterol.

SERVING SUGGESTIONS: Warm, fresh flour tortillas and/or rice and/or chopped salad.

VARIATION: Replace the pork loin with 2 pounds skinless boneless chicken or turkey breast.

ANCHO - dried poblano chile. Large (3 to 4 inches long and 2 to 3 inches wide), flat, reddish-black in color and wrinkled with a prune, the ancho has earthy-fruity flavor with hints of coffee, tobacco and dried fruit.

It's relatively mild (not as hot as cayenne). It's essential for Mexican mole sauces.

CHIPOTLE - is a dried, smoked jalapeno. Short and green when fresh, it turns purple and wrinkled with dried. Usually sold in a tomato-bbq sauce called adobo. Widely used in salsas, dressings and moles.

GUAJILLO - is available dried. Long (4 to 6 inches), slender, smooth-skinned, reddish brown with a sweet, mild flavor. Very common chile.

Used in soups, moles, salsas, and spicy pastes. Milk (like paprika pepper).

PASILLA - Long (6 inches), pointed, reddish-black, wrinkled, very hot. When dried may be called chilaca. Usually both fresh and dried are called pasilla. Used for it's heat and complex flavors: both sweet and slightly bitter with hint of licorice and raisins.

AVOCADO LEAF - hints of licorice. Omit or substitute anise extract; or use additional anise seed in the mole.

Recipe by: STEVEN RAICHLEN'S HEALTHY LATIN COOKING (1998: Rodale) Posted to EAT-LF Digest by Pat Hanneman <kitpath@...> on Jan 06, 1999, converted by MM_Buster v2.0l.

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