I love cooking shows. I watch at least five of them every Saturday and Sunday on the food network. This Sunday I was watched the Sandwich King and he made a chicken mole sandwich. This gave me the idea to make tempeh with a mole sauce. I adapted this recipe from
the Candle 79's cook book " Tempeh with mole sauce". This sauce is so molesious you will have to make it for Cenco de Mayo.
Tempeh with Mole Sauce
3 tablespoons of Extra Virgin Olive Oil
half of a large onion chopped
1 Small shallot chopped
3 cloves of garlic smashed
3 tablespoons of silvered almonds
1 hand full of dried cranberries
1 Tablespoon of sesame seeds
1 Ancho Chile dried and in hot water to soften it, then chopped
1 Fresno Chile chopped
1 pinch of oregano
1/4 teaspoon of cinnamon
1 pinch of clove
1/2 teaspoon of salt
1 1/2 cup of vegetable stock
2 tablespoons of shaved unsweetened dark chocolate or dark chocolate chips.
In a sauce pan heat the the oil and then add the onions, shallots,garlic,almonds,sesame seeds
and dried cranberries.Cook for 5 minutes on low heat. Then add the ancho Chile,Fresno Chile,
oregano, cinnamon, and salt and cook for another 3 minutes. Then whisk in the vegetable stock and simmer for for another 3 minutes. Then whisk in the dark chocolate, cook for 20-30 minutes.
Let the sauce cool and then blend in the blender until smooth. pour the sauce over the tempeh for half an hour or more. Then bake in the over for 10 minutes and enjoy!
