Ground Beef Con Mole


Yield: 4 cups
Start to Finish 35 mins
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Ground Beef Con Mole
Ingredients
  • 1 pound  85 percent lean ground beef
  • 2 tablespoons  canola oil or vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon  bottled minced garlic (6 cloves)
  • 3/4 cup  chopped red sweet pepper (1 medium)
  • 1/2 cup  finely chopped onion (1 medium)
  • 1/2 teaspoon  kosher salt
  • 3 tablespoons  chopped dark chocolate or semisweet chocolate
  • 2 tablespoons  sesame seeds
  • 1 tablespoon  chili powder
  • 2 teaspoons  paprika
  • 2 teaspoons  dried Mexican oregano or dried oregano, crushed
  • 2 teaspoons  ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon  ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 - 1/2 teaspoon  cayenne pepper
  • 1/4 cup  dry sherry
  • 1/2 cup  canned tomato sauce
  • 1/2 cup  canned yellow hominy, rinsed and drained
  • 1/2 cup  sliced pimento-stuffed green olives
  • 1/2 cup  snipped fresh cilantro
  • Kosher salt
Directions

1. In a large skillet, cook ground beef over medium heat until brown, using a wooden spoon to break up meat as it cooks. Remove meat from skillet; drain off fat. Keep meat warm.

2. In the same skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat. Add garlic; cook and stir for 1 minute. Stir in sweet pepper, onion, and the 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook about 5 minutes or until pepper and onion are softened.

3. Reduce heat to medium; stir in chocolate, sesame seeds, chili powder, paprika, oregano, cumin, cinnamon, and cayenne pepper. Cook and stir for 1 to 2 minutes or until spices are fragrant (be careful not to burn the mixture).

4. Remove skillet from heat. Carefully stir in sherry. Return skillet to heat. Add cooked ground beef, the tomato sauce, hominy, and olives. Cook and stir until mixture is combined and thickened. Stir in cilantro. Season to taste with additional kosher salt.

Nutrition Facts (Ground Beef Con Mole)
  • cal. (kcal) 120,
  • Fat, total (g) 8,
  • chol. (mg) 19,
  • sat. fat (g) 2,
  • carb. (g) 5,
  • Monosaturated fat (g) 4,
  • Polyunsaturated fat (g) 1,
  • fiber (g) 1,
  • sugar (g) 2,
  • pro. (g) 6,
  • vit. A (IU) 729,
  • vit. C (mg) 14,
  • Thiamin (mg) 0,
  • Riboflavin (mg) 0,
  • Niacin (mg) 2,
  • Pyridoxine (Vit. B6) (mg) 0,
  • Folate (µg) 12,
  • Cobalamin (Vit. B12) (µg) 1,
  • sodium (mg) 229,
  • Potassium (mg) 191,
  • calcium (mg) 30,
  • iron (mg) 1,
  • Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet
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