Rick Bayless Mole: Mole Coloradito with Runner Beans

This traditional Oaxacan specialty that pairs runner beans with one of the famous seven moles may seem like a lot of work for a pot of beans. Alone this simple mole has many uses: It makes a great sauce for enchiladas, tamales, grilled chicken, braised pork loin and so forth.

But in combination with the great big, beautiful and creamy lima-shaped runner beans, the dish is classically brilliant.

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[mailosgirl]

Love that you posted this during lent and on a no meat Friday. Much respect

[maryannjordan]

Oh my, I can’t wait to eat this, runner bean are so yummy, and I am a fiend for mole. My tastebuds and stomach thank you in advance.

[rickwaddell]

Really enjoy watching you. I used to go to Casablanca in Santa Monica Ca. for their duck with pumpkin mole. I no longer live in the area. Would really appreciate if you would do a pumpkin mole vid so that I could make it. Thanks

[birdiecurry]

I love to watch you cook! I just ordered two of your cookbooks! Thank you for all of your videos.

[thebitcoingarden]

Really great you've given us your recipe for these beans. It's crazy that I grow these exact beans for this dish, the black runner bean is one of my favorite plants in the garden and is one of my central plants next to tomatoes and okra. I grow oregano, shallots, and garlic, but I've never put crispy fried shallot on top (I'll be trying this). I'll use some of your techniques, but I usually use peanuts as the nut and harvest and dry mulberries as the fruit as they're plentiful here. Thanks for the video!

[georgez]

If you're cooking for a vegetarian or a vegan, God bless you for your kindness and your patience.

[elviramercado]

I love ❤️ The way your cooking 🍳🧑‍🍳 and your videos Rick Bayleys 🥰

[susaneschrich]

I really enjoyed this video!! I'm not sure WHERE around here I can get runner beans (besides Amazon), but at least I know what they look like now!! Your demonstrations are always SO knowledgeable, which I appreciate. Thank you!!

[hamongog]

Trellis. No one is growing anything on a tripod. At least that I know of. Meanwhile, just bought a Vita-Mix so I could make mole like Chef Bayless. ABSOLUTELY LOVE this guy!

[leedoss]

I've grown runner beans before.
Very hard to grow in Texas heat.
They like cooler weather and won't set fruit.
But the flowers are beautiful.

[rickzabala]

Greattastic! Mole has long been a matter of long procrastination for me. Seemed so challenging uncles making money from it. Now gives me a personal chance to put my minor personal culinary education to the to the task. 🖖✌️🕊️ But been are not on my personal menu. High in carbs.

[Packer]

I'm always concerned making sauces from dried chilis in that recipients of my cooking might find the flavors too different from the typical tomato sauces in our area. I did a batch of the Coloradito Thursday evening to spread over a steamer of chicken tamales I made Sunday morning, a one-man Tamalada. The masa seems to cut the strong red mole flavor a bit and pairs really well with the sauce.

Love your YouTube channels and your great presentations. I'll keep trying the recipes. I'll have to take a day off this summer to drive down to your Frontera Grill. I'd love to sample that.

[Emma-sgyc]

I made the Mole without the beans and served it with enchiladas. It was delicious! I'd never had mole before so no way to compare but I thought it had a really rich taste. Sad that the ingredients for Mexican dishes are so difficult to find here otherwise I for sure would cook Mexican food more often

[vamm]

Thanks Rick!!! Love your videos!! I made the beginner mole last week and my family loved it !!

[janenorton]

Hmmm...I just cooked up a pot of Ayocote Negro beans today...Now I know what I'll do with them!

[kitschmensch-chip]

Thank you so much for this recipe and tutorial, Rick! I made this for dinner, and it was astounding! I haven't had mole this good since Red Iguana in Salt Lake City (and Frontera, of course).

There's some familiarity between the techniques used here (reducing spices chiles and tomatoes in hot oil, until its a paste) and techniques used in Indian cuisine. Maybe I'll try a tadka on top of the leftovers...

[failr]

actually, in Styria, Austria, runner bean seed are commonly eaten as a salad with onion and pumpkin seed oil. :)

[DigitalinDaniel]

This sounds great, I've loved all the moles I have ever tried in restaurants. But I have three questions?
1. May you substitute any dried chilies in the recipe? (I have bags of Mulato, Arbol, Colorado, Pasilla, Ancho, and Guajillo.)
2. May you substitute any roasted nut for the almonds or sesame? (I usually have peanuts, cashews, pecans, walnuts, macadamia.)
3. May you substitute any dried fruit for the raisins? (I usually have unsweetened pineapple, apple, pear, mango, papaya.)

[kevincarroll]

Thanks for the great mole recipe. Could you please tell me the mfg of the ceramic stovetop cookware you referenced?

[richardjohnson]

When did he add the sesame/tomato mixture to the pot? Did I miss it?