Chipotle Sauce
July 20th, 2009
Ingredients
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 onion, chopped
3 cloves garlic, chopped
400 ml can chipotle peppers in adobo sauce
1 cup water
1/4 cup cider vinegar
2 tbsp packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp each: cumin, salt
Directions
- In medium pan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion.
- Cook, stirring, until soft and golden, about 8 minutes.
- Stir in garlic; cook 1 minute.
- Add chipotles, adobo sauce, water, vinegar, sugar, cumin and salt.
- Raise heat to high and bring to boil.
- Reduce to gentle simmer.
- Cook, stirring, for 10 minutes.
- Purée in blender until smooth.
- Strain through fine-mesh sieve.
- Cool to room temperature.
- Transfer to glass jar and refrigerate.
- Use within 1 month. Makes 2 cups.
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