Mole Nachos
- 5 dried pasilla chile peppers
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 cups chopped onions
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 1/2 cups low-sodium chicken broth
- 2 tablespoons creamy peanut butter
- 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano, crumbled
- 1 8 -to-10-ounce bag tortilla chips
- 1 3 .1-ounce disk Mexican chocolate, chopped
- Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1/2 to 1 cup grated Oaxaca cheese or monterey jack cheese
- 2 to 4 tablespoons Mexican crema or sour cream
- 2 to 4 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- Preheat the broiler.
- Stem and seed the chile peppers and soak in warm water until soft, about 15 minutes.
- Drain.
- Heat the olive oil in a saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the onions and garlic and cook, stirring occasionally, until the onions are translucent, about 5 minutes.
- Transfer the mixture to a blender and add the chiles, chicken broth, peanut butter, sugar and oregano.
- Coarsely crumble 1/4 cup tortilla chips, add to the blender and puree until smooth.
- Return the mixture to the saucepan and simmer, stirring, about 5 minutes.
- Stir in the chocolate until melted.
- Season the mole with salt and pepper.
- Place the remaining tortilla chips in a baking dish.
- Pour about 2 cups mole on top (reserve the rest for dipping); sprinkle with the cheese.
- Broil until the cheese melts, about 2 minutes.
- Top with the crema and cilantro.
- Photograph by Yunhee Kim
peppers, extravirgin olive oil, onions, garlic, chicken broth, peanut butter, sugar, oregano, tortilla chips, chocolate, kosher salt, oaxaca cheese, sour cream, fresh cilantro
Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/marcela-valladolid/mole-nachos-recipe.html (may not work)