sf > wrote:

>On Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:12:53 -0500, pltrgyst >

>> On Wed, 3 Mar 2010 14:42:35 -0500, "jmcquown" > wrote:

>>>Mole is pretty frigging boring, IMHO.

>> Agreed -- except at Topolobampo. I have no idea what Rick Bayless
>does, but it's
>> magical.

>I don't think mole is boring at all, but I don't eat it in
>restaurants. I eat it when someone has made it at home. I've tried
>but I can't duplicate it, even with a recipe written by the person
>whose mole I was in love with.

Are you trying to duplicate flavor, texture, or both?

IMO gwtting the right flavor for a mole' poblano is reasonably do-able,
getting a desired texture a little less so. (The crumbled tortilla
ingredient being one approach here, but they must be good,
fresh tortillas.)

But if the mole' is going in a burrito, as opposed to say on enchiladas,
the texture is less important.

This has been a favorite way to consume leftover holiday
turkey... mole' burritos.


Steve