Using Ancient Tools To Make Traditional Mexican Chicken Mole | Passport Kitchen | Epicurious

Chef Saúl Montiel from Cantina Rooftop in New York returns to Epicurious for the next installment of Passport Kitchen, this time building the complex flavors of a traditional mole poblano from over 30 ingredients.

Follow Chef Saúl on Instagram at @chefsaulmontiel and @CantinaRooftop


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Producer: Jonathan Bang
Director: Maria Paz Mendez Hodes
Director of Photography: Charlie Jordan
Editor: Phil Ceconi
Host: Saul Montiel

Sr. Culinary Director: Kelly Janke
Culinary Producer: Jessica Do
Culinary Associate Producer: Leslie Raney
Line Producer: Jen McGinty
Associate Producer: Sam Ghee
Production Manager: Janine Dispensa
Production Coordinator: Elizabeth Hymes

Camera Operator: Jake Robbins
Audio: Lily Van Leeuwen

Research Director: Ryan Harrington
Copy and Recipe Editor: Vivian Jao

Post Production Supervisor: Andrea Farr
Post Production Coordinator: Scout Alter
Supervising Editor: Eduardo Araújo



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[sauin.]

I've said this before and I'll say it again - I need a whole series of Saul cooking Mexican food.

[Its_Royal]

Any episode with Saul in it makes it legendary :)

[WaynoGur]

My next door neighbour Mrs. Estrada, was from Southern Mexico. She made the best mole'. We were Italian. We swapped a lot of food. Growing up, we had the best of two cultures.

[VRodz-]

My metate and molcajete have been passed down from mother to daughter for 4 generations. They are still in use and symbolic of our culture and carionsos for our family.

[mb]

Saul's videos are a jewel. He shares the history, technique, and significance of food to the Mexican culture in a very engaging way. I would love to see a complete series with him or a dedicated channel with him.

[salvadorarreolarodriguez]

Saul casually explains how to make one of the most complex dishes in the world due to its preparation and flavor, amount of ingredients, even physical work... and makes it look simple, I think I'll try it for the first time xD

As a separate note... the mole has THOUSANDS of recipes, even in a community each family can have its variants... easily reaching recipes with more than 30 ingredients...

[utkarshdube]

I am Indian and with all respectful to the wonderful Mexican culture, this really reminds me of Indian cooking. The techiques, the way of eating, the utensils, and even the pot to cook in. Such rich history and such wonderful connection! Voila

[LauraC]

Digno embajador de nuestra cocina, patrimonio nacional. Bravo 🇲🇽🇲🇽🇲🇽

[Delong]

Saul has always been one of my favortites and it's so much more enjoyable seeing his character and fun side come out over time. :)

[rabbitscooter]

What a treat and a privilege to see mole prepared and ground in the traditional fashion. My mouth is watering! Thank you, chef.

[ZacCostilla]

My wife is from a Rancho in Guanajuato, Mexico, and her mom’s family serve it over sopa de arroz. They also all use mole in their tamales instead of the other pepper sauces when they want them extra special. ¡Muy sabroso!

[daniel-lara]

I come from a very small town in Tlaxcala Mexico, where we have our version of mole which it’s actually more spicy than Oaxaqueño, seen this it’s actually a remainder of how high Mexican cuisine really is, a very complex dish that takes flavor since the very time using the metate and the metlapil. My abuela would be proud of this recipe!

[kianagreen]

Chef Saul is my absolute favorite. Please keep bringing him on this channel for more episodes! I could watch him cook all day!

[RexGalilae]

I had Mole at an upscale authentic Mexican restaurant (the kind that ships every ingredient from Mexico) and it made me think of food in a way I never did

What he said about the piano and the song makes sense when you try it. The mole is so complex that it feels like music or a fragrance with its top and base notes. Something else entirely

[gcr]

Chef Saul is literally the best, I love every video with him!

[notactuallymyrealname]

SUPER appreciate this demo. I, a gringa, have made mole exactly once and my Mexican boyfriend was Very Polite about it. I see where I went wrong and I can't wait to try again! (Of course, it will never be as good as his mom's.)

[kalenorchard]

I got to hear more of Saul-the-Person with this, thank-you. Saul's influence has on this channel has been a particular delight. I hope to see other impactful chefs with deep-dive features like this.

[sallybanner]

chef Saúl is so charming, he needs his own show. love him

[helenabobena]

Everything about Chef Saúl and his cooking is so great. Honored to be able to watch this! Please make more video, cooking show, everything! we adore you!

[PuffinPsychologist]

Keep em coming. More Saul. More Mexican Heritage and tradition.