Chipotle Paste
Chipotle Paste is more of a short cut, a tip, something to save you time and energy rather than a recipe. And, once you try it, I suspect that you’ll never go back to using whole chipotles that you need to chop again!
Thick paste made from blended chipotle and adobo sauce is ready to use in your cooking!
Ready to use seasoning
Do you like to add chipotle to your meals, dishes, and snacks to spice them up? Give it that roasty, toasty, smoked flavor? Canned chipotle in adobo sauce is great for that. There are many times I’ll use them. I make mashed sweet potatoes with chipotles and maple syrup. I add them to sauces & dips. The roasted lentils I make use chipotles.
So much easier
But, sometimes I find myself not wanting to go to the trouble of opening a can, chopping the one chipotle that I need, and then preping the remainder of the can for freezing.
And, now that it’s so easy to use, I may be using chipotles in my cooking more often. Stir a spoonful into Spanish rice. A spoonful into soup. Add some to a marinade or a dressing. I might even try to come up with a nice spread or dip using this paste, sour cream, and some roasted corn. Oh, and add it to your strawberry butter.
Now that it’s really easy to use, I may be using chipotles in my cooking more often
Other recipes I’ve used Chipotle paste in
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Slow Cooker Copycat Chipotle Sofritos
Slow Cooker Chipotle Bean Dip
Chipotle Vinaigrette Dressing
How to make Chipotle Paste
Take the whole can, drop the chipotles and adobo sauce in the blender
You may need to add a little bit of water to get the contents moving freely in the blender.
Then, once it’s all blended together, it’s ready to use in ANY recipe. I’ve been using one teaspoon of paste to replace 1 chipotle in recipes, but you may want to play around with it and see if you like more.
Storage
For storage, simply keep the paste in a jar with a tight-fitting lid
It can also be defrosted in the microwave. Or, place the paste in ice cube trays and freeze for more individual servings. Once frozen, store the chipotle cubes in a ziptop bag.
Chipotle Paste Recipe
Chipotle Paste
Ingredients
- 1 can chipotles in adobo sauce
Instructions
- Take the whole can, drop the chipotles and adobo sauce in the blender or food processor and puree the whole thing.
- You may need to add a little bit of water to get the contents moving freely in the blender.
- Then, once it's all blended together, it's ready to use in ANY recipe. I've been using one teaspoon of paste to replace 1 chipotle in recipes, but you may want to play around with it and see if you like more.
- For storage, simply keep the paste in a jar with a tight-fitting lid in the fridge. If you don't use chipotle that often, store the whole jar in the freezer and defrost the day before you intend to use the paste by placing the jar in the fridge.
- It can also be defrosted in the microwave. Or, place the paste in ice cube trays and freeze for more individual servings. Once frozen, store the chipotle cubes in a ziptop bag.
Kim @ Sunflower Supper Club says
Hello Debi! Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving this link for me. This is brilliant! I am definitely doing this with my next can of Chipotle Chiles. Thanks again!
narf7 says
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Grammy G says
I soak dried chipotle peppers then blend them into a paste. Then I dry it and grind it into a powder which is easily turned back into paste with a bit of water. No freezer needed. Did you realize that you spelled chipotle as “chiptole” several times in your text?