Mole Amarillo (golden Beet)

Name: Mole Amarillo (Golden Beet)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 3¾ cups (900 ml)
Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients: 63 g unpeeled then toasted/peeled Garlic; 50 g Olive Oil; 115 g small-dice white Onion; 20 g Ancho Chile; 50 g Marcona, chopped Almonds; 1 g seeds Cumin; 240 g golden roasted Beet; 15 g Mexican Chocolate; 10 g Salt; 7 g fresh Masa; avocado leaf tea (steep 8 g leaves / reduce) Bay Leaf; 500 g water/tea base Water; to taste Sugar

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Jonathan Zaragoza recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Jonathan Zaragoza.

Jonathan Zaragoza's Mole Amarillo (Golden Beet), from the published recipe.

Ratio

Olive Oil 55 mlWater 500 ml

Ingredients

Garlic — 63 g unpeeled then toasted/peeled
Olive Oil — 50 g
Onion — 115 g small-dice white
Ancho Chile — 20 g
Almonds — 50 g Marcona, chopped
Cumin — 1 g seeds
Beet — 240 g golden roasted
Chocolate — 15 g Mexican
Salt — 10 g
Masa — 7 g fresh
Bay Leaf — avocado leaf tea (steep 8 g leaves / reduce)
Water — 500 g water/tea base
Sugar — to taste

Method

This sauce is cooked on the stove — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Cook ingredients gently according to the published technique, adapted here as pantry quantities only.
Finish off heat; adjust seasoning.

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Mole Amarillo (Golden Beet) wants a whisk and a stove — make it from this page.

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Provenance

Jonathan Zaragoza — published sauce recipes in the PantryFlex catalog. Michelin Bib Gourmand (Birrieria Zaragoza); James Beard Outstanding Service nomination (restaurant).

Adapted from a Jonathan Zaragoza recipe (Jonathan Zaragoza / StarChefs Birrieria Zaragoza).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Jonathan Zaragoza / StarChefs Birrieria Zaragoza (published as “Mole Amarillo (Golden Beet)”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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