HOW TO: Chipotle Pepper Purée & Preserve

Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce is an ingredient made from roasted, dried jalapenos preserved in a spiced tomato sauce. You can find canned Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce in most grocery stores and add amazing flavor and heat to any recipe.

Generally, a recipe calls for only one pepper with the accompanying sauce. As there are a number of peppers per can, Brenda created this recipe to teach us how to freeze the extra purée for easy use.

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HOW TO: Chipotle Pepper Purée & Preserve

Chipotle Pepper Purée

• Transfer the entire contents of 1 can Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce to a blender*

• Blend smooth

  • Note: 1 Tbsp of the resulting purée is equivalent to 1 pepper

Preserve the leftovers

After removing the portion needed, it’s time to preserve the leftovers

• Prepare sheet pan with a layer of parchment (or wax paper)

• Portion purée by tablespoons, spaced at least 1” apart, onto the parchment

• Very lightly tap the sheet pan on the countertop to flatten purée disks

• Place filled sheet pan to freezer

• Freeze until firm (may take up to 24 hours)

• Transfer the frozen purée disks to a freezer-safe resealable bag

• Freeze until needed, removing only the desired number of disks and keeping the rest frozen

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Brenda’s tips:

• Makes 8 to 12 (1 Tbsp) servings

• Use the chipotle purée to make

  • Chipotle Beef

  • Chipotle Chicken

• *Brenda prefers to use a single-serving blender to purée the chipotle peppers

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