TEXAS HOT MOCHA BURGERS with ZINFANDEL MOLE SAUCE

Pairs well with:

Zinfandel

Bright and full-bodied, this Zinfandel wine is a curious contradiction in tastes.

Ingredients

Ingredients:
2 cups SUTTER HOME CALIFORNIA ZINFANDEL, divided
2 1.25 oz pkg Chipotle flavored taco seasoning 
3 teaspoon ground chipotle chili pepper
2 teaspoon instant coffee granules
7 teaspoons chocolate hazelnut paste, divided
1 tablespoon fresh grated garlic cloves
2 lbs fresh ground 15 % lean beef
6 crusty bread rolls or bolilos
COLAVITA OLIVE OIL for brushing
Zinfandel Mole sauce:
1/3 cup mole sauce from a jar
remaining 3 teaspoon chocolate hazelnut paste
remaining SUTTER HOME CALIFORNIA ZINFANDEL
3 tablespoon toasted sesame seeds, divided
For Avocado Passion Salsa mix following:
1 1/2 teaspoon remaining Taco seasoning
1 1/2 cups small cubed ADVOCADOES
1/2 cup diced red bell peppers
1 tablespoon remaining toasted sesame seeds
2 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
2 tablespoon COLAVITA OLIVE OIL
2 tablespoon frozen passion fruit juice

 

Instructions

Preparation: Place 2 tablespoon SUTTER HOME ZINFANDEL in bowl and reserve remaining wine in a saucepan to make sauce later on. Add 4 teaspoon Chocolate hazelnut paste to bowl and add remaining 3 teaspoon to saucepan for sauce. Reserve 1 1/2 teaspoon Taco seasoning for salsa and add remaining seasoning to bowl. Add all other ingredients to bowl except for beef, bread and oil. Mix well, then stir in beef. Avoid compacting. Shape into 6 patties to fit size of bread. Brush grill with oil. Place patties on grill and grill on medium high, covered, on both sides about 10 minutes or till desired doneness. Heat ingredients for mole sauce in a little saucepan except for sesame seeds, simmer, stir till smooth. Sauce will thicken as it cools. If sauce is too thick, stir in more wine or water and heat before serving. Set aside 2 tablespoon sesame seeds for topping and use remaining for salsa. Split bread rolls and warm them by placing them on outside of grill. To assemble: spread some mole sauce over one side of burger and place burger, sauce side down, on bottom half of roll. Spoon tiny little bit of mole sauce over burger and place some more on plate. Sprinkle sauce with sesame seeds. Top burger with some salsa. Cover burger partly with top roll. Serve hot. Yields: 6 servings