Homemade Chipotle Paste Recipes

CHIPOTLE PASTE

Steps:

• Place the chipotle chiles with sauce, oil, garlic, coriander, thyme, and black pepper in a food processor. Pulse-process until the mixture is combined but not pureed or smooth. Use immediately or transfer to a covered container and refrigerate for up to 3 weeks. Use ideas: brush on meats before or during grilling; stir into stock or broth for soups and stews; add to tomato sauce; mix with sour cream for a dip; add a dollop to a baked potato or cooked veggies.

CHIPOTLE PASTE

Steps:

• 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.

HOMEMADE CHIPOTLE PASTE

Steps:

• Dry roast the chillies for a couple of minutes on medium heat, being careful not to let them burn. They might puff up slightly. Cut the stalk end off and shake the seeds out, if you like.
• When they are cool enough to handle, cut the chillies with scissors and soak in hot water for about 20 minutes.
• Drain the chillies and give them a quick rinse, discarding the seeds if you like.
• Place everything in a chopper and blend to a fine paste, with just enough water to make into a paste.
• You can stop here, this is a delicious chipotle paste, as it is. If so, store in a small sterilised jar in the fridge and it will last a couple of weeks.Or you can go on and do that final step, cooking it for 5 minutes, and adding a little balsamic vinegar. This deepens the flavour.