Chipotle Salsa Recipe

The Chipotle is a type of Chile, quite spicy and family of the jalapeños, which is allowed to mature until it is dry. This Chile is a classic ingredient of Mexican cuisine, where it is used to enhance the taste of meals. With this recipe you will learn how to make the Chipotle sauce, a sauce that you can enjoy with simple nachos or use as an ingredient to season your best dishes.

Ingredients to make chipotle sauce:

1. Cuece Los Chiles along with the piloncillo in a pot with two cups of water until the peppers are soft. If you don have a piloncillo, you can use a spoonful of brown sugar. Then drain and reserve the chiles and cooking water separately.

2. Discard the tips of the chipotles chiles and crush the rest together with the cooking water, spices and a pinch of salt. This step is to taste, you can crush until a liquid sauce is obtained or on the contrary, leave small pieces of Chile.

3. Pour the sauce again in the pot and carry over medium heat until you get a boil. Then, add the remaining water cup along with the oil and vinegar, without moving the heat until it boils again.

4. To keep the chipotle sauce safely, empty the sauce in one or more glass jars, freeing at least one centimeter of it, to get the void.

5. Cover each bottle very well and sterilizes the product by immersing it in boiling water for 20 minutes. Let it cool to room temperature. Keeping the sauce in this way will last up to 8 months. It is saved in a fresh dry and dark place. Once the product needs cooling.

6. The chipote sauce can be used to accompany any dish or even as an ingredient for other preparations such as:- Chicken rolls

– Chipotle breasts

– Deviled shrimp