Damn Booma! The Queso needs Saving (SAVE QUESO!) but you nailed that mole! I recognize Scovie's 20 year old recipe... I have the makings too (Thanks Scov)... just need to do it!
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Had to have a go at this as well. Poked around the interwebz and found a shit ton of recipes. Went with a simple one.
Turkey legs simmered for 2 hours, removed meat and reserved broth.
Mole was 3 chipotle, 4 dried birds eye (cbf going out to buy poblano and ancho) 1/2 onion, 1 tbs sesame seeds, 1/2 tbs almonds, 2 tbs peanuts, 1 tsp black pepper, garlic salt, 4 cloves garlic, 75g dark choc, small stick cassia bark, 1 cup turkey broth (prob another ingredient or two in there somewhere that I've forgotten). Dry roasted dry ingredients, added broth and rest of ingredients, cooked over low heat for 1/2 hour and blended to death for 10 minutes.
Hot going in and it's gonna be the same on the way out
Grilled corn with sea salt, butter and garlic, simple pico de gallo (cherry tomatoes, white onion, coriander, chilli, lime juice) and mole with turkey.
Turkey legs simmered for 2 hours, removed meat and reserved broth.
Mole was 3 chipotle, 4 dried birds eye (cbf going out to buy poblano and ancho) 1/2 onion, 1 tbs sesame seeds, 1/2 tbs almonds, 2 tbs peanuts, 1 tsp black pepper, garlic salt, 4 cloves garlic, 75g dark choc, small stick cassia bark, 1 cup turkey broth (prob another ingredient or two in there somewhere that I've forgotten). Dry roasted dry ingredients, added broth and rest of ingredients, cooked over low heat for 1/2 hour and blended to death for 10 minutes.
Hot going in and it's gonna be the same on the way out
Grilled corn with sea salt, butter and garlic, simple pico de gallo (cherry tomatoes, white onion, coriander, chilli, lime juice) and mole with turkey.
Thanks Booma. There's a store that stocks a lot of dried chillies like poblano, ancho etc. USA Foods. Gonna head over on the weekend and get some supplies and have a decent crack at it on the weekend. Gots to get some hwwwwtequila as well 
And I found this place as well. Mexican groceries. http://www.fireworksfoods.com.au/
And I found this place as well. Mexican groceries. http://www.fireworksfoods.com.au/
Looks great DTS. what is cassia bark? Is it like a cinnamon stick?
I love the color you got goin on there. I like the ease of your recipe, and the turkey is nice with the dark meat from the legs.
I have actually made Mole with Tiger Prawns before. Not my favorite, but everyone else loved it.
Mole is like burgers, every Mole is different, and they are all awesome.
Well, not all, Some of the crappy "Mexican" restaurants will have a Mole made with basically Pumpkin Seeds and peanut butter and zero heat. It's ghastly stuff.
I like it DTS!
I love the color you got goin on there. I like the ease of your recipe, and the turkey is nice with the dark meat from the legs.
I have actually made Mole with Tiger Prawns before. Not my favorite, but everyone else loved it.
Mole is like burgers, every Mole is different, and they are all awesome.
Well, not all, Some of the crappy "Mexican" restaurants will have a Mole made with basically Pumpkin Seeds and peanut butter and zero heat. It's ghastly stuff.
I like it DTS!
Yup, cassia is like cinnamon. I read some recipes are up to 30 ingredients! How can you taste anything in there...? I like simple recipes. Gonna cook this up a few times following authentic recipes then go for my own balancing my preferences for sweet, savoury, salty, spicy etc.
I would greatly appreciate your recipe as well
On a side note, I was browsing http://www.fireworksfoods.com.au/ and found this...anyone seen this before?
I would greatly appreciate your recipe as well
On a side note, I was browsing http://www.fireworksfoods.com.au/ and found this...anyone seen this before?
No problem. PM me your email addy, and I'll send it PDF.
Like you, I have developed my recipe to balance the sweet vs. heat. I still my make it hotter than usual from time to time, but you know what I mean. The original recipe I started with (20+ years ago) called for 1oz. chocolate. Since then I have tripled it.
My experience has been the more ingredients, the better the Mole. TO A POINT. lol
Yeah I have read some of those recipes also and they are treacherous. you only need so many nuts and seeds and stuff.
All of the ingredients should blend so you shouldn't be able to taste any single ingredient.
I'm not telling you anything you don't know....
Like you, I have developed my recipe to balance the sweet vs. heat. I still my make it hotter than usual from time to time, but you know what I mean. The original recipe I started with (20+ years ago) called for 1oz. chocolate. Since then I have tripled it.
My experience has been the more ingredients, the better the Mole. TO A POINT. lol
Yeah I have read some of those recipes also and they are treacherous. you only need so many nuts and seeds and stuff.
All of the ingredients should blend so you shouldn't be able to taste any single ingredient.
I'm not telling you anything you don't know....
I had a Cassia tree in my yard as a child. We knew it was an alternative to cinnamon and munched on the leaves. Probably half+ of the "cinnamon" sticks you buy at a retailer are actually Cassia bark.
Yup, cassia is like cinnamon. I read some recipes are up to 30 ingredients! How can you taste anything in there...? I like simple recipes. Gonna cook this up a few times following authentic recipes then go for my own balancing my preferences for sweet, savoury, salty, spicy etc.
I would greatly appreciate your recipe as well
On a side note, I was browsing http://www.fireworksfoods.com.au/ and found this...anyone seen this before?
I have had that. Truly dreadful stuff. Tastes awful.
^^^^^^^THAT ^^^^^^^^ Gimme a straw!
You Aussies....have the most kick ass tiny tomatoes. Australian Mole, fukin right on!
Any chance I can get your Mole recipe Scovie? Never tried a Mole before but this threads got me wanting to try making some!Scoville DeVille said:
 
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