Name: Goat mole chilli with pickled radishes
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 8 h
Total time: 8 h 25 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 2 dried ancho chillies; 2 tbsp sunflower oil; 1kg diced goat; 1 onion finely chopped; 3 garlic cloves finely chopped; 2 cinnamon sticks; 5 tomatoes on the vine roughly chopped; 5 whole cloves; 2 tsp ground cumin; 1 tsp ground coriander; 1 tsp dried oregano; 1 tbsp chipotle paste; 2 bay leaves; 2 tbsp tomato purée; 300ml chicken stock; 2 tbsp smooth peanut butter; 30g 70% dark chocolate roughly chopped; 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar; 2 tbsp caster sugar; 200g radishes finely sliced

Goat mole chilli in a casserole dish with pickled radishes alongside

2 dried ancho chillies
2 tbsp sunflower oil
1kg diced goat
1 onion
finely chopped
3 garlic cloves
finely chopped
2 cinnamon sticks
5 tomatoes on the vine
roughly chopped
5 whole cloves
2 tsp ground cumin
1 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp dried oregano
1 tbsp chipotle paste
2 bay leaves
2 tbsp tomato purée
300ml chicken stock
2 tbsp smooth peanut butter
30g 70% dark chocolate
roughly chopped

For the radishes

2 tbsp apple cider vinegar
2 tbsp caster sugar
200g radishes
finely sliced

Method

step 1
Soak the ancho chillies in 100ml boiled water for 30 mins. Once softened, drain and chop, discarding the stems. Heat the oil in a large casserole dish, and add the diced goat. Cook, in batches, for 8-10 mins until browned all over then remove to a bowl using a slotted spoon. Set aside.
step 2
Tip the onion and garlic into the casserole. Cook for 8-10 mins until softened, then add the cinnamon, tomatoes, spices, oregano, chipotle paste, bay leaves, tomato purée, chicken stock, ½ tsp salt and the chopped ancho chillies. Return the goat to the casserole, or put in a slow cooker on high for 6-8 hrs, or in the pressure cooker on high for 45 mins. On the hob, keep covered over a low heat, stirring occasionally, for 3-4 hrs. The goat should be very tender and fall apart when stirred.
step 3
For the radishes, mix the vinegar and sugar in a bowl with a pinch of salt until dissolved. Stir in the sliced radishes and some black pepper and leave to pickle for 15-20 mins.
step 4
Mix the peanut butter and dark chocolate into the mole and simmer for a further few minutes, either on the hob or in the slow cooker. If using a pressure cooker, simply stir in the peanut butter and chocolate. Season the mole to taste and serve with the drained pickled radishes scattered over the top.