Chipotle paste

Yield: 1 cup

Measure Ingredient
7 ounces Can chipotle chilies en adobo
2 tablespoons Corn oil
3 larges Garlic cloves
2 teaspoons Ground coriander
1 teaspoon Thyme
1 teaspoon Freshly ground black pepper

(pasta de chipotle)

In a food processor, combine all the ingredients and process until bnlended but still slightly chunky, about 1 minute. The paste can refrigerated, tightly covered, for up to 3 weeks.

Building Block: By blending canned chipotle chilies in adobo with a few additional ingredients, you have a nearly effortless recipe for a versatile, spicy seasoning paste.

Uses: Brush tha paste on beef and pork roasts, baby back ribs, chicken or shellfish. Mix with sour cream or mayonnzise to accompany grilled meat, poached chicken or baked potatoes. Add to a vinagrette from raw or steamed vegetables. Stir into chicken stock along with shredded cooked chicken, chickpeas and avocado cubes to make a zingy soup or into shrimp or lobster stock with assorted seafood. Mix into a simple tomato sauce to go with pasta, meatballs, saut‚ed shrimp or squid, or use as the base for a stew.

Lessons from Zarela's Kitchen by Zarela Martinez Food and Wine Magazine Dec 1994 Submitted By DIANE LAZARUS On 12-18-94

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