Chipotles In Adobo
By: Sheri Wetherell
Published: Tuesday, December 1, 2009 - 2:52am

Ingredients




1 pound chipotle chile
2 liters vinegar
3 big onions
4 carrots, sliced
4 tablespoons oregano
1/2 pound ancho chili
1/4 pound dried mulato chile
1 teaspoon cumin
bouquet garni  
1 cup olive oil
1 head garlic
1 piloncillo
salt

Preparation

1 Wash chipotles and remove seeds. 2 In a jar layer chipotles, onion, carrots, garlic, the broken up piloncillo or brown sugar, half of the oregano, the bouquet garni, and salt. 3 Add boiling vinegar to jar let jar sit for 4 days without covering 4 Adobo: 5 Devein anchos and mulatos then soak in boiling water until soft. 6 Blend chiles in blender along with rest of oregano, garlic and cumin. Fry adobo in olive oil 7 Add salt and pepper to taste and then add all of the chipotles in vinegar Let cook for about 5 to 10 minutes.

About


1 1/4 cups brown sugar may be used in place of piloncillo.