Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup slivered raw almonds
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 3 cloves garlic, coarsely chopped
  • 1 small Spanish onion, coarsely chopped
  • 1 cup pureed plum tomatoes
  • Scant 1/2 cup pureed chipotle in adobo
  • 2 tablespoons ancho chile powder
  • 1 tablespoon New Mexico chile powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground chile de arbol
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1/4 cup chopped fresh mango
  • 1/4 cup golden raisins
  • 1/4 cup crushed blue corn tortilla chips
  • 3 tablespoons molasses
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
  • 1 1/2 cups chicken stock, warmed
  • 1 ounce semisweet or bittersweet chocolate, finely chopped
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 4 large eggs
  • Creamy Green Rice, recipe follows
  • 1/4 pound Cotija cheese, grated
  • 1/4 pound queso fresco, grated
  • Fresh cilantro leaves
  • 1 1/2 cups heavy cream
  • 1 1/2 cups long grain white rice
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped fresh cilantro
  • 3 green onions, thinly sliced
  • 2 roasted poblano chiles, finely diced

Method

  • Put the almonds in a medium saucepan over medium heat and cook until lightly golden brown, stirring occasionally, about 5 minutes.
  • Remove the almonds to a plate.
  • Increase the heat to high, add the oil to the saucepan and heat until it begins to shimmer.
  • Add the garlic and onions and cook until soft, about 4 minutes.
  • Stir in the tomatoes, chipotle puree, the chile powders, cinnamon, allspice and cloves.
  • Bring to a boil and cook for 10 minutes.
  • Next, add the mangoes, raisins, corn tortillas, molasses, honey, maple syrup and almonds.
  • Pour in the warmed chicken stock and cook, stirring occasionally, until the mangoes are soft and the mixture is reduced by half, about 50 minutes.
  • Carefully transfer the mixture to a blender and blend until smooth.
  • Return the mixture to the pan over high heat.
  • Add the chocolate and cook until reduced to a sauce consistency, about 10 minutes.
  • Season with salt and pepper.
  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
  • Pour the mole into a medium, high-sided saute pan and bring to a simmer.
  • Crack the eggs one a time into a ramekin and carefully slip into the mole.
  • Sprinkle the tops of the eggs with salt and pepper.
  • Transfer the pan to the oven and cook until the whites are just set and the yolks are still jiggly, about 12 minutes.
  • Spoon some of the Creamy Green Rice into a shallow bowl and make an indention in the center.
  • Put the egg in the center and spoon some of the mole over the egg.
  • Sprinkle with the cheeses and garnish with cilantro leaves.
  • Place the heavy cream in a small saucepan over high heat and bring to boil.
  • Reduce the heat to medium and simmer until reduced by half.
  • While the cream is reducing, bring 2 3/4 cups water to a boil in a medium saucepan over high heat.
  • Stir in the rice and season with salt.
  • Bring to a boil again, stir, place a lid on the pan, reduce the heat to medium and cook until all of the liquid is absorbed, 15 to 18 minutes.
  • Remove the rice from the heat and let sit for 5 minutes with the lid on.
  • Remove the lid and fluff with a fork.
  • Return the rice to the stove over medium heat, add the reduced cream and season with salt and pepper.
  • Stir in the cilantro, green onions and poblanos.