Pasta de Chipotle (Chipotle Paste)
This recipe is part of a five-part series devoted to chipotles--those many varieties of smoked chiles. You can go here to start reading--and cooking with--chipotles of all kinds.

Ingredients


2 cans chipotle chiles in adobo sauce (or one cup chipotles rehydrated in wine vinegar)

2 tablespoons vegetable oil

4 cloves garlic

1 teaspoon Mexican oregano

1/2 teaspoon ground cumin

1/2  teaspoon ground thyme

1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

  



Instructions


Combine all ingredients in a blender or food processor and puree. Transfer to a clean jar, cover, and store in the refrigerator.
Servings
about 2 cups
Servings
about 2 cups