¡Hoy es sábado sabroso! (Today is savory Saturday!)
La fecha es el cinco (5) de marzo del año dos mil veintidós. (The date is March 5, 2022.)
El plato de la semana es: mole poblano. (The dish of the week is: Pueblan mole.)
Mole poblano is the national dish of Mexico. Mole is derived from a Nahuatl word meaning “sauce,” and poblano is the adjective to refer to people or objects from the city of Puebla. This sauce is traditionally served over chicken or turkey.
Los ingredientes para el mole poblano son: (The ingredients for Pueblan mole are:)
| pollo | (vegetable oil) |
| chiles anchos / chiles pasillas | (ancho or pasilla chiles) |
| chiles guajillo | (guajillo chiles) |
| chiles mulatos | (mulato chiles) |
| cebolla blanca | (white onion) |
| dientes de ajo | (garlic cloves) |
| almendras crudas con piel | (raw almonds with skin) |
| cacahuates crudos sin cáscara | (raw shelled peanuts) |
| pasas | (raisins) |
| pepitas / semillas de calabaza | (pumpkin seeds) |
| semillas de sésamo | (sesame seeds) |
| semillas de chile | (chile seeds) |
| clavos | (cloves) |
| semillas de anís | (anise seeds) |
| semillas de cilantro | (coriander seeds) |
| granos de pimienta | (black peppercorns) |
| canela ceylon | (ceylon cinnamon) |
| pimienta de Jamaica molida | (ground allspice) |
| tomillo seco | (dried thyme) |
| orégano seco | (dried oregano) |
| piel de naranja | (orange zest) |
| tomates italianos | (Roma tomatoes) |
| tomatillos | (tomatillos) |
| bolillo / baguette | (bread roll / baguette) |
| chocolate mexicano | (Mexican chocolate) |
| caldo de pollo | (chicken broth) |
| sal kosher | (kosher salt) |
| semillas de sésamo tostadas | (toasted sesame seeds) |
Follow this recipe to prepare this banquet of flavor. ¡Qué rico! (How delicious!) Practice saying the name of each ingredient as you incorporate it.
¡Que tengas un sábado sabrosísimo! (May you have a super savory Saturday!)
L. A. Feliz