This is not a traditional sauce but an improvisation I’ve happily been using for a number of years. I include it here because canned chipotle chiles are an easy introduction to two delicious flavors that will enlarge your understanding of Mexican food: Smoked dried chile peppers and the version of adobo in which they are canned. When the two are blended to a paste, they are a nearly effortless example of a versatile spicy adobo.

Chipotle Paste (Adobo de chipotle)

One afternoon I put this marinade/sauce together not knowing that this would be the most used concoction I ever came up with. I slather it on salmon to cook on a grill or under the broiler, I add it to mayonnaise to make a delicious aioli, or make a vinaigrette with it.

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Course Marinade, Sauce

Cuisine Mexican

Servings 16

Calories 24 kcal

Ingredients

  

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• 1 8-ounce can chipotle chiles en adobo minced
• 4-5 cloves garlic minced
• 3 Tbsps olive oil or vegetable oil
• Salt to taste

Instructions

 

• Place the chipotle chiles and their sauce in a blender or food processor fitted with the steel blade. Process until puréed, about 1 minute.
• Add the garlic, oregano, and oil. Process on pulse until combined and smooth.

Nutrition

Calories: 24kcalCarbohydrates: 1gProtein: 1gFat: 3gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 3mgFiber: 1gSugar: 1gVitamin A: 3IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 1mgIron: 1mg

Keyword chipotle chiles

NOTE: Nutrition values are approximate and for informational purposes only. Values do not include optional or alternate ingredients, nor do they include the nutritional values for any secondary recipes that may be listed in the ingredients.