Quite a bit.
Mole is still unfamiliar to a lot of people. Many have heard the name, but are not sure how to use it at home beyond enchiladas. It is also worth knowing that mole is not just one thing. There is more than one kind, with different ingredients, colors, and flavor profiles.
A dry blend gives you both options. It can be turned into the sauce most people picture when they think of mole, and it can also be used dry when you want that same depth in a rub, sheet-pan dinner, grain bowl, or quick weeknight meal.
Start simple
It can be used as a rub on chicken, pork, beef, or seafood before cooking. It can also be tossed with sweet potatoes or cauliflower, or added to a sheet-pan dinner when you want deeper flavor from the start.
Use it with the basics
Rice, beans, roasted vegetables, and grain bowls all take well to mole. A spoonful can bring more depth to foods that otherwise stay pretty plain.
Use it to refresh leftovers
A little stirred into broth, cream, or a bit of sauce already in the fridge can help loosen leftover chicken, rice, beans, vegetables, or other proteins when they need more moisture and more flavor.
Why the dry blend matters
Our Shawhan Farms Oaxacan Mole Manchamanteles Sauce Starter & Seasoning gives you more control than a jarred prepared sauce. You can spoon or shake in as much as you want, keep it light, build it up, use it dry, or turn it into a sauce when that makes more sense. That flexibility makes it easier to work into everyday meals.
Like all of our blends, it is chef-inspired, small-batch filled, and made with premium ingredients. That gives you a balanced flavor that works in more than one kind of dish.
Try This First
- toss it with chicken and sweet potatoes on a sheet pan
- add it to black beans or rice
- use it on roasted cauliflower
- rub it onto pork before roasting
- stir it into leftover chicken and serve it in bowls or tacos
The Takeaway
Mole has a lot more range than enchiladas alone. Once you start using a dry blend in everyday cooking, the versatility becomes a lot easier to see.
Looking for more ways to build everyday meals with bold pantry flavors? Explore our collection and recipe ideas.
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