5.0 from 9 votes
Slow Cooker Pork Mole
This mole is made with pork, but can easily be substituted with chicken thighs or breasts. The flavor of chipotle and pork are one of my favorite combinations.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
8 hrs 10 mins
Total Time
8 hrs 20 mins
Servings: 8
Calories: 44146 kcal
Course:
Main Course
Cuisine:
Mexican
Ingredients
- 4 pounds bone-in pork sirloin
- kosher salt
- ground black pepper
- 4 dried California or New Mexico red chile pods
- 1 corn tortilla
- 1 ounce can diced tomatoes
- 1 medium yellow onion quartered
- 4 chipotle chiles in adobo sauce plus 1 tablespoon adobo sauce
- ¼ cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 .3 ounce tablet Mexican chocolate
- 6 garlic cloves smashed and peeled
- 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
- ½ cup chicken broth
Optional:
- pre-made sopes
- avocados pitted, peeled, and sliced
- queso fresco crumbled
Instructions
- Season both sides of the pork with salt and pepper and place in the slow cooker.
- Remove stems, seeds, and veins from the chile pods. In a medium saucepan, bring dried chiles and 1 cup of water to a boil over high heat. Cover, reduce the heat to low, and simmer for about 5 minutes until the chiles have softened. Place softened chiles in a blender and discard water.
- Place corn tortilla over an open flame and cook until burnt and crispy. Cut up and place in blender.
- Place all of the remaining ingredients in a blender and blend on high until you have a smooth consistency, about 1 to 2 minutes.
- Pour the sauce into the slow cooker over pork.
- Cook for 6 to 8 hours on low.
- Transfer the cooked pork to a cutting board, and using two forks, shred the meat, discard the bones, and return meat to slow cooker.
- To assemble, place a warm sope on a serving plate; spoon on some pork mole, slices of ripe avocado, and crumbled queso fresco.
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Notes
- This recipe can also be used as a filling for tacos and tamales.
- This mole is made with pork, but can easily be substituted with chicken thighs or breasts
- Nutrition facts do not include sopes, queso and avocado.
Nutrition Information
Calories
441.46kcal
(22%)
Carbohydrates
19.38g
(6%)
Protein
56.11g
(112%)
Fat
15.82g
(24%)
Saturated Fat
4.92g
(25%)
Cholesterol
140.61mg
(47%)
Sodium
315.44mg
(13%)
Potassium
1297.04mg
(37%)
Fiber
3.69g
(15%)
Sugar
11.45g
(23%)
Vitamin A
705.29IU
(14%)
Vitamin C
44.31mg
(49%)
Calcium
61.39mg
(6%)
Iron
3.8mg
(21%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 8Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 44146
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 441.46kcal | 22% |
| Carbohydrates | 19.38g | 6% |
| Protein | 56.11g | 112% |
| Fat | 15.82g | 24% |
| Saturated Fat | 4.92g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 140.61mg | 47% |
| Sodium | 315.44mg | 13% |
| Potassium | 1297.04mg | 28% |
| Fiber | 3.69g | 15% |
| Sugar | 11.45g | 23% |
| Vitamin A | 705.29IU | 14% |
| Vitamin C | 44.31mg | 49% |
| Calcium | 61.39mg | 6% |
| Iron | 3.8mg | 21% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.