Chipotle chile

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Other Names:chipotle meco (brown)

What is Chipotle chile?

Chipotle chile [chee-POT-tleh] chile peppers are smoked jalapeno chili peppers and are also known as chipotle chili meco (or ahumado). These chilies are usually a dull tan to coffee color and measure approximately 2 to 4 inches in length and about an inch wide. As much as one fifth of the Mexican jalapeno crop is processed into chipotles.

You can make your own chipotles in adobo sauce using this recipe.

Favorite Chipotle Dip

This simple chipotle dip recipe uses chipotle paste, or mashed chipotles in adobo sauce sauce, sour cream, scallions, and a little mayonnaise.

If you want a great sauce to use over grilled or braised meats try our Chipotle Barbecue Sauce Recipe.

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Substitute for Chipotle chile

Chipotle morita, Pasilla de Oaxaca, equal qantities of chipotle in adobo sauce plus 1 teaspoon sauce per chile

Equivalents

2 rehydrated = 2 chipotles in adobo + 2 teaspoons sauce
1/2 to 1 teaspoon powder = 1 whole dried reconstituted
5 dried rehydrated chipotles = 2 teaspoons powder or 2 chipotles in adobo.

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Dried Chiles

Nutrition Information For Chipotle chile

Serving Size

1 cup

Calories

120

Calories from Fat

% Daily Value^*

Total Fat 2g

Saturated Fat 0g

Cholesterol 0mg

Sodium 34mg

Potassium

692g

20%

Total Carbohydrate 26g

10%

Dietary Fiber 11g

40%

Sugars 15g

Protein 4g

10%

Vitamin A 0%	•	Vitamin C 0%
Calcium 0%	•	Iron 0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

Favorite Chipotle chile Recipes

Smoky Chipotle Pot Roast
Smoky Chipotle Pot Roast recipe uses a cross rib roast (chuck shoulder roast, chuck arm roast, chuck eye roast). Roast is rubbed with a nice smoking chipotle chili powder, then browned and simmered with tomatoes and diced chiles. Serve with roasted root vegetables on the side.
Hot Luck Chocolate Chipotle Brownie Recipes
Some of the special ingredients include chipotle powder, cayenne powder, coriander and cloves.
Chipotles en Adobo
Smokey chipotle chiles in a rich tomato sauce spiced with vinegar and onion. This is a quick version from Mark Miller's "The Great Chile Book".
Lime Garlic Sirloin With Tomato Cucumber Salad
In our Lime Garlic Sirloin With Tomato Cucumber Salad recipe, top sirloin steak is marinated in a chile, garlic, lime mixture, grilled and served sliced atop fresh spinach greens. The salad is accompanied by sweet potatoes which have been quickly boiled, drained and dried then grilled.
Simple Chipotle BBQ Sauce
You can whip this Simple Chipotle BBQ Sauce recipe together in just 15 minutes, start to finish with ingredients you probably have in your pantry. Makes about 3 3/4 cups of sauce. Use on chicken, beef or pork.