Adobo Sauce
8 servings10 min prep20 min cookEasy
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The Tale of Adobo Sauce
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Adobo refers to a Spanish method of marinating or preserving food in vinegar, chile, and spices, carried to the Philippines and Latin America during Spanish colonization. In Mexican cooking, adobo sauce made from dried chiles is used to season meats and to preserve canned chipotles.
Ingredients
Scale:· 8 servings
- 4 dried guajillo chiles, stemmed and seeded
- 2 dried ancho chiles, stemmed and seeded
- 3 cloves garlic
- 1/4 cup white vinegar
- 1 tsp cumin
- 1 tsp oregano
- Salt, to taste
Instructions
- 1Toast chiles in a dry skillet, then soak in hot water 15 minutes until softened.
- 2Blend soaked chiles with garlic, vinegar, cumin, and oregano until smooth, adding soaking liquid as needed.
- 3Simmer the puree in a saucepan 10 minutes to deepen the flavor.
- 4Season with salt.
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