Farmers Foe Christmas Fayre N0 10: Mexican Mole. Ole!

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1) You do not have a sense of humour

2) Think all wild animals wear country gent costumes and talk to each other when we ‘humans’ aren’t watching

3) Are a vegetarian person

You may find it offensive.

Ok so it’s Christmas and a credit crunch one at that. In the next 12 blog entries, in fact each day leading up to Christmas I will give you an idea how you can control the vermin on your land and cook up a tasty dish… for free!! Please enjoy, share your own recipes of your ‘Farmers Foe Fayre’. Feel free to send in pictures of your finished dishes.

Farmers Foe Christmas Fayre No 10:


Mole:

Another little rodent that is the scourge of newly planted grass leys and cereal fields. Gardeners love these little critters too, Not! This recipe is guaranteed to blow you away!

Mexican Mole with four chillies. A bit complicated, but tasty.



Ingredients

4 dried mulato chillies
4 dried ancho chillies
4 dried guajillo chillies
4 dried pasilla chillies
2 teaspoons lard, or more as needed
1 large onion, peeled and chopped
4 cloves garlic, chopped
1 (7 inch) flour tortilla
2 (5 inch) corn tortillas
1 plantain, peeled and chopped
1/2 cup almonds
1/2 cup peanuts
1/8 cup sesame seeds
1 (14 ounce) can whole peeled tomatoes
1 tablet of Mexican chocolate, such as Abuelita or Ibarra
1 dozen moles, beaten not shot!

Directions

Remove the stems, veins and seeds from the chillies (you might want to wear gloves when you do this). Heat the lard in a heavy skillet over medium heat. Add the chillies, and cook and stir until the chillies are fragrant, about 1 minute, being careful not to burn them. Remove the chillies and place them in a large bowl.

Stir in the onion and garlic, and cook until the onion is soft and translucent, about 5 minutes. Remove and add to the bowl with the chillies.

Break the flour and corn tortillas into pieces, and add them to the skillet. Toast on both sides, turning often, until golden brown, about 3 minutes. Remove; add to the bowl.

If needed, melt a small amount of additional lard in the skillet. Add the plantain pieces to the skillet, and cook and stir until lightly browned, about 5 minutes. Remove plantain; add to the bowl.

Stir the almonds and peanuts into the skillet, and cook and stir until fragrant, about 1 minute. Sprinkle in the sesame seeds and continue cooking until sesame seeds are lightly browned, 15-30 seconds. Remove; add to the bowl.

Warm the tomatoes over medium heat in the skillet until heated through, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Break the chocolate into chunks and stir into the tomatoes until melted. Pour the chocolate and tomato mixture into the bowl with the chilli mixture; stir to combine.

Working in small batches, puree the mixture in a blender until smooth, adding a small amount of water if needed to make a smooth sauce.

Place the dozen cleaned, blown and gutted moles(similar method to rat) into a large Dutch oven; pour the sauce over them. Cover and simmer over medium low heat until the meat falls off the bones, 2-3 hours max.

Hot Stuff! Guaranteed to blow you away!

Disclaimer

The views in this blog post are my own. I have not tried any of these recipes, so don’t blame me if it all goes wrong. I have included links and credits where applicable.

Some of the animals mentioned in the blog are protected species so please refer to www.defra.gov.uk before turning the gas on.

We take no responsibility what so ever for indigestion or law suits which may arise if you do not take heed!!!

Bon appétit