Authentic Molé recipes from Mexican cuisine. 2 Cooks in the Kitchen have done a deep dive into the various molés of Oaxaca and elsewhere in Mexico and bring a variety of delicious molé recipes.
Molé Colorado is the first Molé we learned to make and it’s still one of Kelly’s favorites. This sauce is simply essence of dried chiles and can be used in so many ways. The chiles make up most of the ingredients and they are the star of this delicious molé. The name Molé Colorado can…
This is the classic molé rojo that people are most familiar with. We adapted this from a recipe by Rick Bayless, one of the foremost authorities on Mexican cooking, and it’s honestly the best classic molé we’ve ever made. The flavors are immaculately married, the sauce is deep, flavorful, spicy and the chocolate comes through….
This Molé Coloradito, or ‘Little Red Sauce’ packs a big punch with fewer ingredients and less cooking time than some of the other molés. The red color is preserved by using Ancho, Guajillo and Hatch Chiles as well as red tomatoes. This is one of many variations of the molé most people are familiar with…
