Oaxacan Mole 3-Course Dinner Kit for 4

This kit is an at-home tour of Oaxaca! It starts with green almond soup (garnished with roasted chayote squash & potato) and continues with grilled heritage-breed chicken breast topped with their famous mole negro. Black beans and chile-laced green beans complement the chicken, and for dessert, chocolate pecan pie bars! Also included are handmade tortillas made with organic heirloom corn from Oaxaca, Mexico.

Back in 1987, Chef Rick Bayless and his wife, Deann Groen Bayless, had just returned to Chicago from an extended stay in Mexico, where they had been researching their first book. They decided to open a restaurant that tasted and felt like their travels, so they hung colorful Mexican folk art on the walls, turned up the Mariachi music, and packed the menu with the foods that reminded them of their travels through Mexico. Frontera Grill was born, and it was an immediate sensation. Since then, Bayless has been nominated for a whopping 16 James Beard Awards and won seven, and Frontera Grill took the top prize, Outstanding Restaurant, in 2007. Frontera Grill remains one of the best and most legendary and influential Mexican restaurants in the country.

MORE DETAILS

This package serves 4 people and includes:

• 4 Chicken Breasts (6 oz. each)
• Oaxacan Black Mole (12 oz.)
• Black Beans (24 oz.)
• Salsa Matcha Green Beans (8 oz.)
• 1 Packet Sesame Seeds (4 teaspoons)
• 16 Homemade Tortillas (4.5″ each)
• Green Almond Soup (32 oz.)
• Roasted Chayote Squash & Potato Soup Garnish (16 oz)
• 4 Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars (3 oz. each)
• Choose to add a Mole Sampler!
  • Green Pumpkin Seed Mole (12 oz.)
  • Oaxacan Black Mole (12 oz.)
  • Pueblan Red Mole (12 oz.)

• Choose to add on Xoco’s Bean-to-Cup Hot Chocolate Mix!
  • Frontera roasts a huge burlap sacks of cacao from groves in Tabasco, Mexico. They winnow and grind them under a heavy granite wheel – all handmade, in-house in Chicago. They simply mix the best quality chocolate with the perfect amount of organic Mexican sugar. Combine with water or milk and enjoy – instructions included.
  • Each Xoco Hot Chocolate Mix weighs approx. 8 oz.

INSTRUCTIONS / STORAGE

• Frontera Grill ships Wednesday and Thursday of each week
• Orders cannot be shipped to P.O. Boxes
• Orders shipped to Alaska and Hawaii via 2-day will incur an additional $20 charge or $35 for Overnight Shipping. Sorry guys!

• Package ships with ice packs, may thaw during transit
• Upon arrival, immediately refrigerate contents
• Do not freeze
• Consume within 3 days of receiving package
• Xoco Hot Chocolate Mix may be stored in a cool dry place.

To Serve

Soup

• Cut off a corner of the bag and pour the soup into a microwave-safe container.
• Open the bag of Roasted Chayote Squash & Potato soup garnish and stir into the soup.
• Cover with plastic wrap (poke a few holes) or a microwave cover and heat in the microwave at 100% power for 2 to 3 minutes, until piping hot. (best to stir the soup halfway through heating).

Chicken

• Remove the chicken from the package.
• Lay in a single layer in a baking dish and bake at 325 degrees for 15 to 20 minutes, until hot.

Beans

• Open the package and transfer to a microwave-safe bowl.
• Cover with plastic wrap (poke a few holes) or a microwave cover and heat in the microwave at 100% power until piping hot-1 to 1 &#189 minutes on most microwaves (best to stir beans halfway through heating).
• If beans are thicker than you like, stir in a little water.

Mole

• Cut off a corner of the bag and pour the soup into a microwave-safe container
• Cover with plastic wrap (poke a few holes) or a microwave cover and heat in microwave at 100% power for 1 to 2 minutes, until piping hot.

Green Beans

• Open bag and transfer to a microwave-safe bowl.
• Cover with plastic wrap (poke a couple of holes) or a microwave lid and microwave at 100% power for 1 &#189 to 2 minutes, until steaming.

Tortillas

• Remove from package.
• Wet a paper towel and ring it out.
• Wrap paper towel around tortillas and slide into a plastic bag (don’t seal).
• Heat in microwave at 100% power for 30 seconds or until steamy-hot.
• Remove the paper towel and wrap tortillas in a napkin to keep them warm.

Assembly

• Transfer a piece of hot chicken to each dinner plate, pour mole over the chicken and sprinkle it with sesame seeds.
• Spoon on the black beans and green beans and you’re ready to serve, accompanied by the warm tortillas.

Xoco Hot Chocolate Mix – Add on

• For an authentic cup, bring one cup water to a simmer.
• Add Xoco Hot Chocolate Mix and whisk until dissolved.
• For a creamier alternative, make with milk or almond milk and 1/4 to 1/3 cup Xoco Hot Chocolate Mix.
• Enjoy!

Ingredients

• Chicken – Roasted Garlic, Spices, Apple Cider Vinegar
• Mole – Chiles, Tree-nuts, Peanuts, Sesame Seeds, Onion, Garlic, Tomato, Tomatillo, Raisin, Apricot, Plantain, Spices, Herbs, Chocolate, Raw Sugar
• Black Beans – Pork Lard, Onions
• Green Beans – Roasted Garlic, Sesame Seeds, Peanuts, Chiles, Olive Oil
• Tortillas – Corn, Water, White Lime
• Green Almond Soup – Almond, Cream, Parsley, Cilantro, Tomatillo, Onion, Garlic
• Chocolate Pecan Pie Bars – Pecans, Chocolate, Butter, Sugar, Flour, Eggs
• Oaxacan Black Mole – Chiles, Peanuts, Almonds, Sesame Seeds, Bread, Spices And Herbs, Chocolate, Garlic, Onions, Tomato, Tortillas, Tomatillo, Raisin, Apricot, Plantain
• Pueblan Red Mole – Chiles, Peanuts, Almonds, Sesame Seeds, Bread, Spices And Herbs, Chocolate, Garlic, Onions, Tomato, Tomatillo, Raisin, Tortillas, Apricot, Plantain
• Green Pumpkin Seed Mole – Tomatillo, Herbs, Pumpkin Seeds, Garlic, Onions
• Xoco Hot Chocolate Mix – Trinitario Cacao (From Tabasco, Mexico), Sugar, Salt