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Mole means sauce.
Ingredients
1kg pork leg
1 bay leaf
1 piece of onion
3 tbsp sesame seeds
50g almonds
100g pumpkin seeds
Olive oil
15 green shallots
1 garlic clove
400g can green tomatillos (Mexican tomatoes)
1 large green capsicum, seeds removed
2 hot green chillies
1 bunch coriander
Ground cumin, to taste
Salt and pepper
Preparation
Dice pork into 2cm squares and place into a pan with bay leaf, onion and salt. Cover with water and bring to the boil. Reduce heat and cook until tender.
Toast sesame seeds in a dry frying pan and when golden remove from pan. Toast almonds and then pumpkin seeds in the same way. Blend the seeds with a bit of the pork stock. Fry this mixture in a bit of olive oil.
Blend shallots, garlic, tomatillos, capsicum, chillies, coriander, cumin and 2 cups of the pork stock. Add this mixture to the frying pan where you are frying the seeds. Simmer for about 5 minutes. Add the cooked meat and simmer for a few more minutes. Serve hot accompanied with Mexican rice and hot tortillas.
If you enjoyed this Green mole recipe (mole verde) then browse more Mexican recipes, meat recipes and our most popular hainanese chicken rice recipe.
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