New Mexico Mole

Name: New Mexico Mole
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 3 cups (700 ml)
Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients: 1/2 cup (120 ml) Pecans; 1/2 cup pine nuts (piñon) (120 ml) Pine Nuts; 1 stick Mexican cinnamon Cinnamon; 1/2 cup (120 ml) Sesame Seed; 1 tsp anise seeds (5 ml) Anise Seed; 4 cloves Clove; 1/4 tsp cumin seeds (1.25 ml) Cumin; 1 stick (113g) Butter; 1/2 cup (120 ml) Garlic; 1/2 cup, chopped (120 ml) Onion; 1 (1/2 oz) chimayo chile, seeds removed Chimayo Chile; 1/2 cup apricots, pitted (120 ml) Apricot; 3 oz white chocolate (85 g) White Choc; 1/2 cup chicken broth (120 ml) Chicken Stock; 1/2 tsp (2.5 ml) White Pepper; to taste Salt

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

New Mexico Mole from a national-award-winning chef.

Ratio

Pecans 120 mlPine Nuts 120 mlSesame Seed 120 mlAnise Seed 5 mlCumin 1 mlGarlic 120 ml

Ingredients

Pecans — 1/2 cup (120 ml)
Pine Nuts — 1/2 cup pine nuts (piñon) (120 ml)
Cinnamon — 1 stick Mexican cinnamon
Sesame Seed — 1/2 cup (120 ml)
Anise Seed — 1 tsp anise seeds (5 ml)
Clove — 4 cloves
Cumin — 1/4 tsp cumin seeds (1.25 ml)
Butter — 1 stick (113g)
Garlic — 1/2 cup (120 ml)
Onion — 1/2 cup, chopped (120 ml)
Chimayo Chile — 1 (1/2 oz) chimayo chile, seeds removed
Apricot — 1/2 cup apricots, pitted (120 ml)
White Choc — 3 oz white chocolate (85 g)
Chicken Stock — 1/2 cup chicken broth (120 ml)
White Pepper — 1/2 tsp (2.5 ml)
Salt — 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.

Provenance

Fernando Olea works in Mexican / New Mexican moles at Sazón; credentials include James Beard Best Chef: Southwest 2022 (Sazón, Santa Fe).

Adapted from a Fernando Olea recipe (Fernando Olea / Chicago Tribune (Daily Press syndication)).

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.

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 Fernando Olea / Chicago Tribune (Daily Press syndication) (published as “New Mexico Mole”). Full citation lives in Provenance.