The ancient coupling of chiles and cocoa provides rich, complex flavor to braised mole beef. For a simple twist on this authentic Mexican dish, spoon beef into lightly crisped tortilla and top with traditional Mole garnishes.
20m
PREP TIME
1hr 45m
COOK TIME
475
CALORIES
18
INGREDIENTS
Servings: 6 (2 tacos)
Ingredients
- Spice Blend
- 1 tablespoon McCormick Gourmet™ Ancho Chile Pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Chipotle Chile Pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Garlic Powder
- 1/2 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ All Natural Mexican Oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon McCormick Gourmet™ Organic Ground Cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Mole Beef
- 3 tablespoons vegetable oil, divided
- 2 pounds boneless beef chuck, well trimmed, cut into 3/4-inch cubes
- 1/2 cup chopped onion
- 1/2 cup water
- 1 cup beef stock
- 1/3 cup tomato paste
- 1 ounce semi-sweet baking chocolate, broken in half
- 12 corn tortillas, 6-inch
- Garnishes
-
Mexican crema
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Substitutions available
- crème fraîche or sour cream
-
Mexican queso fresco, crumbled
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Substitutions available
- queso añejo (Cotija) or feta cheese, crumbled
- Chopped fresh cilantro
- Toasted slivered almonds
INSTRUCTIONS
- 1 Mix all Spice Blend ingredients in small bowl. Set aside.
- 2 For the Mole Beef, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in 5-quart Dutch oven or saucepot on medium-high heat. Add 1/2 of the beef; brown on all sides. Repeat with remaining beef. Remove beef. Set aside.
- 3 Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in same Dutch oven on medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir 3 minutes. Add water; stir to loosen browned bits in bottom of pan. Add beef, beef stock, tomato paste and Spice Blend; mix well. Bring to boil. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 30 minutes, stirring occasionally. Stir in chocolate. Simmer, uncovered, 1 hour or until beef is tender and sauce has thickened, stirring occasionally.
- 4 Brush both sides of tortillas lightly with remaining 1 tablespoon oil. Cook each tortilla in nonstick skillet on medium heat 1 minute per side or until tortilla is slightly crisp but still pliable. Drain on paper towels. Spoon about 1/4 cup Mole Beef into center of each tortilla. Top with desired garnishes. Fold and serve.
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