Savoury dishes with chocolate sauce

[Sin]

Marina, do you know of savoury dishes with chocolate sauce. I heard about 'las migas', an Extremaduran dish of meats, which can be served with chocolate sauce. It sounds worth trying. Do you know about this or other dishes like it?

[Marina]

I've heard about them... but to tell you the truth I don't like chocolate (wierd I know), so I've never been curious to try them.

I think in Mexican food that combination is more common than in Spanish food: For example beans (frijoles) with chocolate.

[Isabel]

My grandmother makes a meat with a sauce called "cazadora" which has two pieces of dark chocolate melted among carrots onions and other vegetables.

The chocolate can be used as a condiment, it gives a nice color and a slightly bitter taste. When you put chocolate in the main dishes it doesn't have to have a taste like a chocolate cake. I love cooking with chocolate :)

[greytop]

I was advised to try this with chilli con carne as it enriches the sauce. Two words of advice:
1. Use dark cooking chocolate type (70%+) rather than milk chocolate
2. Start with a little as it is quite a strong taste to add to a dish

Needless to say I did neither and the first attempt was a disaster!!:blush:
I don't think it really adds a lot to an already spicy dish but could see how it may improve a stew.
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[Polly]

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I think in Mexican food that combination is more common than in Spanish food: For example beans (frijoles) with chocolate.

frijoles con chocolate- i've heard of it, but haven't had the opportunity to try it.

There is of course, Mole (Mo-lay) poblano, (It's actually a lot like Indian Korma...) Pollo en mole & enchiladas con mole are very popular Mexican dishes - but the sauce was actually created especially for turkey!
(mole poblano de guajolote)

The chocolate used is un-sweetened (baker's chocolate) and works to blend and mellow the chiles and other spices of the sauce.

Again - mole is something my ex mother-in- law used to make with regularity. Her mole also had peanut butter in it.

While some mole can be very tasty, overall the dish has never been a favorite of mine.

I'd be interested in hearing more about using chocolate in Spanish cuisine, though. "cazadora" sounds interesing!