Mole Braised Beef Brisket
Mole Braised Beef Brisket, a Family Dinners / Kid Friendly beef recipe, ready in 275 minutes, serves 12.
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Cook Time: 4 hrs 35 mins
Servings: 12
Ingredients: 24
Ingredients
Mole Sauce Ingredients
Brisket Ingredients
Preparation
Mole Sauce Preparation
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Step 1
In a comal or skillet over MEDIUM-HIGH heat, toast the chiles until they are soft and pliable, about 3 minutes.
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Step 2
Remove chiles from comal or skillet, and place in a bowl. Cover with hot water, and allow to steep for 15 minutes.
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Step 3
On the same comal or skillet, place corn tortillas, toast turning to toast on both sides, and remove tortillas from the comal.
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Step 4
Reduce heat, and add almonds, peanuts, pepitas, coriander seeds, and cinnamon sticks. Lightly toast for about 2 minutes, stirring often to prevent burning. Remove almonds, peanuts, pepitas, coriander seeds, and cinnamon sticks.
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Step 5
In a blender or food processor, add the toasted tortillas in pieces, almonds, peanuts, pepitas, coriander seeds, cinnamon sticks, black pepper, garlic, Mexican chocolate, and 2 cups of beef broth.
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Step 6
Blend until smooth. Add the onion, prunes, hydrated chiles, and a few spoons of steeping water from the chiles. Continue blending, adding more steeping water if needed.
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Step 7
Heat olive oil in a Dutch oven or stock pot over MEDIUM-HIGH heat.
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Step 8
Carefully add sauce as it might splatter. Fry sauce, stirring often, for 3 minutes. Add remaining beef broth, brown sugar, and salt. Reduce heat, and simmer for 10 minutes.
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Step 9
Allow sauce to cool completely; use to braise Brisket.
Brisket Preparation
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Step 1
Place Brisket on a large baking sheet. Pat the Brisket dry and season all over with salt and pepper.
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Step 2
Rub mole sauce over the entire Brisket. Place Brisket uncovered in the fridge overnight.
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Step 3
Preheat the oven to 350°F.
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Step 4
In a large roasting pan, add sliced onion and the remaining broth. Place Brisket in the roasting pan fat side up. Cover with foil, and place in the oven for 3 1/2 hours or until Brisket is fork tender.
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Step 5
Remove the roasting pan from the oven and place Brisket on a cutting board; allow it to rest for 15 minutes.
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Step 6
Slice Brisket against the grain, and serve warm drizzled with mole sauce.
Suggestions
Mole can be made up to four days in advance.
Freeze any remaining mole sauce in the freezer for up to 3 months.
Nutrition Information
Nutrition information per serving: 820 Calories; 472 Calories from fat; 52.4 g Total Fat (17.9 g Saturated Fat; 24.2 g Monounsaturated Fat); 140.1 mg Cholesterol; 2562.4 mg Sodium; 46.7 g Total Carbohydrate; 6.5 g Dietary Fiber; 43.5 g Protein; 5.9 mg Iron; 902.5 mg Potassium; 0.2 mg Thiamin; 0.7 mg Riboflavin; 14.1 mg Niacin (NE); 0.8 mg Vitamin B6; 3.6 mcg Vitamin B12; 10.2 mg Zinc; 34.8 mcg Selenium; 156.9 mg Choline.
This recipe is an excellent source of Protein, Dietary Fiber, Niacin (NE), Vitamin B6, Vitamin B12, Iron, Selenium, Zinc, Choline. It is a good source of Potassium.
Safe Handling Tips:
- Wash hands with soap and water before cooking and always after touching raw meat.
- Separate raw meat from other foods.
- Wash all cutting boards, utensils, and dishes after touching raw meat.
- Do not reuse marinades used on raw foods.
- Wash all produce prior to use.
- Cook steaks and roasts until temperature reaches 145°F for medium rare, as measured by a meat thermometer, allowing to rest for three minutes.
- Cook Ground Beef to 160°F as measured by a meat thermometer.
- Refrigerate leftovers promptly.
For more information on degree of doneness and other cooking tips.
For more information on safe food handling and beef safety.
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