where can I shop for authentic Mexican food in London?

Question

I'm particularly looking for sauces like Mole

Answer 1

Good luck in finding it. My family can never find it. I make mine by scratch...

1 medium onion, chopped (or 1/2 large onion)
1 clove minced
2 Tbsp butter
1 bay leaf
6 peppercorns
3 whole cloves, crushed
8 oz tomato sauce
1 cup chicken broth
1/4 tsp crushed anise seeds
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 Tbsp sugar
3-4 Tbsp ground chile
1/2 cup slivered blanched almonds
1 1/2 oz Mexican chocolate, grated. Or unsweet choc.
1 chicken, cut up (about 3 pounds)
Put the onion, garlic, and margarine in a large (3-quart) microwavable, covered casserole. Cover and microwave on half power for 2-3 minutes, or until butter is melted and the onion is starting to soften.
Mix in the rest of the ingredients except the cho- colate and the chicken. Cover and microwave on high for 10 minutes, stirring after half the time. When the sauce is done, stir in the chocolate until it's melted.
Add the chicken, coating each piece with sauce. Microwave covered, on high power for about 30 minutes. Rearrange the pieces twice during cook- ing so it cooks evenly. The chicken is done when it starts to fall away from the bone.
Mole is supposed to be spicy, not scorch- ingly hot; a blend of mild chiles gives the best flavor. I usually use about 2 Tbsp mild Pasilla chile and another 2 Tbsp medium hot California chile.
You can substitute pine nuts, toasted pumpkin seeds, or raisins for all or part of the almonds.

Answer 2

Mole
There are 66 ingredients in ´basic´ mole. Even animal crackers are part of the ingredients! It thickens the sauce and so does the fried tortilla and bolillo (baguette.) So yes, there are almonds AND raisins AND peanuts AND sesame seeds. It´s not that complicated, you just need a good blender. Some people like mole salty, more similar to a peanut sauce and some people like it sweet and hot and they use more chcolate and dry chiles. You can even use Hershey´s syrup and peanut butter.

Answer 3

There's a good mexican cafe in Covent Garden called Pacifico next to Reiss and the Pineapple dance studios.

Ariba!

Answer 4

The El Paso range, basically TexMex can be found in most supermarkets.

Budget supermarket Lidl has its own range of Mexican items, which appear reasonably authentic