Best 4 Emerils Mole Sauce Recipes

CREOLE MEUNIERE SAUCE

Steps:

• In a medium-sized nonreactive saucepan, combine the Worcestershire, onions, bay leaves, and lemons, and cook over medium-high heat. Mash the lemons down with the back of a spoon and bring mixture to a boil. Reduce heat to a simmer until mixture becomes slightly thick, about 8 to 10 minutes. Add cream and whisk to blend. Cook 1 minute. Add butter bit by bit, whisking constantly until completely melted and blended into the mixture. Add Creole seasoning and stir to incorporate. Strain sauce through a fine-meshed sieve or colander lined with cheesecloth. Garnish with scallions.

CHICKEN MOLE

Steps:

• In a large pot, place the chicken, quartered onion, garlic, oregano, thyme, cilantro, and peppercorns. Cover with water by 2 inches and bring to a boil. Lower the heat and simmer until the chicken is just cooked through, 20 to 30 minutes, occasionally skimming any foam that rises to the surface. Remove the chicken and set aside. Strain the stock through a fine mesh strainer and reserve for the mole.
• In a large heavy dry skillet, toast the chiles to a deep brown color over medium-high heat, turning, 1 to 2 minutes. Place in a bowl, cover with hot stock, and soak for 20 to 30 minutes. Drain and transfer to a blender. Puree, adding chicken stock as necessary, to blend.
• In a large skillet or saute pan, heat 1 tablespoon of the oil over medium-high heat. Add the sesame seeds and peanuts, and cook, stirring, until golden brown, 2 to 3 minutes. Drain on paper towels and add to the blender with the chiles. Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in the pan over medium heat. Add the onions and garlic and cook, stirring, until soft and starting to color, 6 to 7 minutes. Add the cinnamon, black peppercorns, cloves, and coriander seeds and cook, stirring, until golden brown, about 2 minutes. Add to the blender. Increase the heat to medium-high, add the tortilla pieces, and cook until golden brown, 1 to 2 minutes. Add to the blender with enough of the chile soaking liquid (or chicken stock) to puree to a paste.
• To the skillet, heat the remaining 3 tablespoons oil over medium heat. Add the paste and and simmer, stirring constantly, for 5 minutes. Add 2 cups of chicken stock, the chocolate, and salt, and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat, and cook, stirring, to melt the chocolate. Add the cooked chicken and simmer, stirring occasionally, for 20 minutes, adding more stock, as needed, if the sauce becomes too thick, and basting the chicken occasionally as it cooks. Remove from the heat and adjust the seasoning, to taste.
• To serve, spoon the rice into the center of a large platter. Arrange the chicken and sauce over the top, garnish with chopped cilantro, and serve with hot corn tortillas.

EMERIL'S MOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F Place the nuts, peppers and onions on a baking sheet.
• Drizzle with 1T olive oil. Roast for 10-15 minutes.
• Remove from the oven and peel, seed and chop the peppers.
• In a food processor combine the nuts, peppers, onions, chili powder, cumin, salt, tamarind paste, 1T dark cane syrup, vinegar and olive oil.
• Puree until creamy, stopping once to scrape the sides of the bowl.
• Turn the sauce into a saucepan.
• Whisk in the chicken stock and cream.
• Bring the sauce up to a boil and reduce to a simmer.
• Cook for two minutes. Remove from heat and keep warm.

EMERIL'S CREOLE SAUCE

Steps:

• Heat the bacon grease in a medium, heavy saucepan over medium heat. Add the flour and stirring constantly with a heavy wooden spoon, cook until a roux a light brown forms, about 6 minutes.
• Add the onions, celery, and bell pepper and cook over medium heat, until the vegetables are tender, 5 to 6 minutes.
• Add the garlic, salt, red pepper, and bay leaves, and cook, stirring, for 30 seconds.
• Add the tomato paste and cook, stirring constantly, until it starts to color, about 2 minutes.
• Add the tomatoes, oregano, basil, thyme, lemon zest, Worcestershire and Tabasco, and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.
• Add the stock and bring to a boil.
• Reduce the heat to low and simmer, uncovered, until the sauce thickens and reduces by one-quarter in volume, 20 to 25 minutes, stirring occasionally.
• To serve immediately, add the shrimp and cook, stirring, until cooked through and tender, about 5 minutes. Adjust the seasoning to taste. Arrange 1/2 to 3/4 cup long grain white rice in each of 4 to 6 large shallow bowls or on large plates.
• Ladle the shrimp Creole over the rice, garnish with chopped parsley, and serve.