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Chocolate Mole with Raisin Lentils Refrito and Apple Oven Baked Pork

Chocolate Mole with Raisin Lentils Refrito and Apple Oven Baked Pork


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Description:

This recipe comprises a cayenne pepper, raisin chocolate mole-like sauce that accompanies an apple oven baked pork and refrito style lentils with raisins and olives. Though this dish may sound avant-garde and the mole sauce is absolutely nontraditional, it still makes a tasty dish

Prep:

40min

Servings:

Submitted by:

Carlos
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Ingredients

For Mole Sauce:
1
Bar of Unsweetened, dark Hershey's chocolate
2
Tbsp of Unsweetened Hershey's Cocoa Powder
2
Bell Peppers, diced
2
Pearl Onions, diced
Chicken Broth
Minced Garlic
Cayenne Pepper
Raisins
Salt
Pepper
Butter
For Apple Oven-Baked Pork:
1
Large Diced Apple
4
Large Slices of Pork Tenderloin
Salt to taste
Black Pepper to taste
For Lentil Refrito:
350g of Lentils
Red Wine to taste
Butter
Salt
7
Olives
A fistful of Raisins

Directions

1.
For Mole Sauce:
2.
Reduce the butter and brown the garlic and onion by sauteing. Add the bell pepper. Once cooked add chicken broth and raisins. Salt, add cayenne pepper to taste and reduce. Once the broth reaches about 30% of its original amount melt the chocolate and cocoa powder in mixture. Carefully blend until smooth.
3.
For Oven Baked Pork Tenderloin:
4.
Pre-heat oven at 170C. On a thin pan, add a lightly greased baking sheet and scatter the apple. Season the pork with salt and black pepper and add to the apple. Add aluminum foil on top of the pork. Lower heat to 160C and wait for approx 30min until cooked.
5.
For Refrito Lentils:
6.
Leave lentils soaking overnight. Remove water and on boil on a dutch oven until cooked with salt. Remove water and sautee on a separate pan garlic and onions with butter. Add lentils, olives and raisins. Add wine shortly thereafter. Finnish cooking once the lentils dry a bit.
7.
Plate all components together as indicated on image or in any other fashion.
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