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Plate with Chocolate Mole Enchilada and Toppings

Oaxacan Chocolate Mole Carnitas Enchiladas

5 from 5 votes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Course Dinner, Lunch, Snacks
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 6 servings
Calories 300 kcal

Ingredients
  

Mole Sauce

  • ½ Cup Canola Oil or Lard** See Tips and Tricks
  • 1 Cup Cup Chicken broth
  • 8 Chilis Dried Ancho Chili Peppers, de-seeded/de-stemmed and roughly chopped
  • 2 tsp Ground Coriander
  • 2 tsp Ground Cumin
  • 2 tsp Ground Oregano
  • 1+1/2 tsp Ground Allspice
  • 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
  • ½ tsp Ground Anise Seed (optional, can be a pain to find)
  • 1+1/2 Tbsp Garlic Crushed
  • ½ Cup Unsweetened Cocoa Powder
  • ½ Cup Turbinado Sugar or Brown Sugar
  • ½ tsp Black Pepper Finely Ground
  • 1+ tsp Himalayan Pink Salt (salt to taste)

Oaxaca Style Mole u0026 Carnitas Enchiladas

  • 1 Cup Mole Sauce
  • 3 Cups Authentic Mexican Carnitas
  • 24 Corn Tortillas
  • 2+1/2 Cups Shredded Chihuahua Cheese*** See tips and tricks
  • 1 Cups Cotija Cheese*** See tips and tricks

Optional Toppings (any combination)

  • Diced Avocado (pictured)
  • Shredded Cabbage (pictured)
  • Roughly Chopped Cilantro (pictured)
  • Lime Wedges (pictured)
  • Sliced Green Onions
  • Pico De Gallo
  • Guacamole
  • Mighty u0026 Healthy Fresco Elote Salad****
  • Fresh and Easy Mexican Caprese Salad****

Instructions
 

Mole Sauce

  • Pour broth and dried peppers in blender.
  • Blend until smooth.
  • Using a medium saucepan on medium/high heat, melt the lard or heat canola oil until it is shiny.
  • Mix in the cocoa powder, all spices, and garlic. Let cook for 1 minute until fragrant.
  • Mix in the blended chicken broth/pepper mixture and turbinado sugar. Bring to a boil while stirring frequently.
  • Once at a boil, set heat to low and let simmer for 5 minutes.
  • Turn off heat, pour in food safe bowl, and salt to taste.

Enchilada Assembly

  • Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Set up station of tortillas, bowl of mole sauce, carnitas, casserole dish and work space. Pictured below
  • Grease casserole dish heavily with cooking spray. Using a brush, cover each tortilla with mole sauce. Place about 1/8 cup of carnitas in tortilla and roll tightly. Pictured below.
    Mole Pasted Tortilla & Carnitas, Ready to Be Rolled
  • Place rolled tortillas in casserole dish, and continue until all tortilla are in dish. Brush them with additional mole sauce.
    Rolled Up Enchiladas Before Being Topped With Cheese
  • Top tortillas evenly with shredded Chihuahua cheese and Cotija cheese. Cover with tin foil and place in oven for 10 minutes. Uncover for an additional 10 minutes until cheese is bubble and getting brown around the edges. Take casserole out and let it cool for 5 minutes. Add optional toppings and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 300kcal
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