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Mole Coloradito Pork Belly

Name: Mole Coloradito Pork Belly
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 150 min
Total time: 180 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 lb skin-on pork belly, in one slab; 1 tbsp kosher salt; 1 tsp black peppercorns; 2 dried ancho chiles; 2 dried guajillo chiles; 1 dried chile de árbol; 2 tbsp sesame seeds, toasted; 2 tbsp raw almonds, toasted; 1/4 cup raisins; 1 plum tomato, charred; 1/4 white onion, charred; 2 garlic cloves, charred; 1 corn tortilla, toasted; 1 oz dark chocolate, 70 percent; 2 cups chicken stock; 1 tsp dried Mexican oregano; 1/2 tsp ground cumin; 1 tbsp piloncillo; 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar; 1/2 small green cabbage, shredded; 1 tbsp lime juice; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 small red onion, thinly sliced; 2 tbsp chopped cilantro

Pork belly is brined, slow-roasted until tender, then finished under a high broiler until the skin shatters. It is brushed with a silky mole coloradito built from dried chiles, toasted seeds, and dark chocolate, and served with a sharp charred cabbage slaw.

600cal per serving 38gprotein 52gcarbs 22gfat 30min prep 150min cook 4serves

≈ Macros estimated from the ingredients · per serving · developed by The Delicious Kitchen with AI assistance, not independently kitchen-tested · how we calculate this

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