One of the most extraordinarily extravagant and extraordinarily delicious sauces in my repertoire is Red Wine Essence. Because it will keep for months in the fridge, the powerful sauce is my secret weapon to call upon at any time I want to transform simple foods into complex dishes.
Read MoreSecret Weapon: Ancho Chile, Cocoa + Cinnamon Molé Rub
Taking a cue from the divinely complex Mexican molé sauce, I devised a dry rub using its most essential ingredients: sweet and spicy chile, cumin and oregano. As an experiment inspired by the lump of unsweetened chocolate often added to molés, I added cocoa powder; it provides a chocolatey undercurrent that mellows the chili and pepper…
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