Authentic home cooking from Mexico, with US measurements.

Originally published on Cookpad Mexico as Mole de olla 🍲

Mole de Olla 🍲

Name: Mole de Olla 🍲
Total time: 10800 s
Yield: 10 servings
Ingredients: 4 1/2 lbs pork shank (about 2 kg); 4 ears corn, cut into thirds; 3 carrots; 4 potatoes; 7 oz green beans (about 200 grams); 3 Mexican squash (calabacitas) or zucchini; 1/4 onion; 4 cloves garlic; 3 dried guajillo chiles; 3 dried ancho chiles; 3 1/2 oz masa harina (about 100 grams); Salt and chicken bouillon powder (to taste); 1 sprig epazote; 6 bay leaves

Regina Hernandez @Reheva

This is my recipe for mole de olla. I hope you enjoy it a lot.

Regina Hernandez @Reheva

This is my recipe for mole de olla. I hope you enjoy it a lot.

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Ingredients

3 hours

10 servings

4 1/2 lbspork shank (about 2 kg)
4 earscorn, cut into thirds
3carrots
4potatoes
7 ozgreen beans (about 200 grams)
3Mexican squash (calabacitas) or zucchini
1/4onion
4 clovesgarlic
3dried guajillo chiles
3dried ancho chiles
3 1/2 ozmasa harina (about 100 grams)
Salt and chicken bouillon powder (to taste)
1 sprigepazote
6bay leaves

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Steps

3 hours

1

In a large pot, bring the pork shank and corn (cut into thirds) to a boil. Add salt, a piece of onion, and garlic cloves. Cook until the meat and corn are fully cooked.
2

Meanwhile, cut the carrots, green beans, potatoes, and Mexican squash (or zucchini) as desired.
3

In a separate pot, boil the chiles for 10 minutes. Remove the seeds and veins, then blend with 2 garlic cloves and another piece of onion. Season with salt and fry the sauce in a small pot.
4

Add the vegetables, chile sauce, epazote, and bay leaves to the large pot. Adjust seasoning. Separately, blend the masa harina with a little broth and add to the pot. Cook for 15 minutes.

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Regina Hernandez @Reheva

Published in the US on September 28, 2025 14:01

Hola! desde niña me ha encantado cocinar y deleitar platillos de todas partes del mundo. La cocina para mí es una forma de amar y de celebrar la vida.Soy fan de la gastronomía mexicana y de conocer la variedad que se encuentra en cada uno de nuestros mercados.

Keywords

Mole Chilies Onion Corn Ham Shank Maseca Zucchini Ancho Chile Green Bean Carrot Chicken Potato Garlic

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