HOLY MOLÉ

carlos and i had recently become fascinated with the idea of homemade molé. his grandmother is, as i understand it, the queen of mexico's chocolate/chili sauce; to be honest, i can't speak to the truth of this statement because i have never sampled her work. that said, i do love good molé and thus i felt that conquering this dish -- one of the most flavorful offerings available south of the border -- would be a true milestone in our cooking career. so i did what anyone in my position would be obliged to: i stood back and let carlos do his thing.

actually, i'm usually very much a hands-on cook... kinda necessary, right? but carlos had studied his grandmother's technique on a recent trip down south and he felt that he could replicate it. i kept a very close eye on the proceedings but found the recipe a bit too complex to follow. i'll definitely need to watch again, and take better notes... err, simply take notes. what i can tell you is that the result was really quite delectable. while my taste-o-tronic java application is not quite complete, i have taken a few photos of what went down that evening. sorry, no tasties for yousies. since that special evening, carlos has made the meal one other time; according to him, the second effort was masterful. i was not present.

looks like poop, tastes like flavor. works for me. check it out:

Posted by ryan at August 23, 2004 11:45 PM