Chipotle Salsa for Tacos Arabes and More

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Mexican cuisine has a vast variety of salsas and one of them is the famous chipotle salsa. Mostly used for Tacos Arabes but also offered in many taquerias as a garnish and used to marinade chicken and for pork stews. This chipotle salsa is versatile and can be used for almost anything. The original chipotle salsa recipe requires dried chipotle peppers of two kinds but since I cannot find those in my local market I am using canned chipotles in adobo. This canned chipotles are smoky and very flavorful. Nothing more simple than to use an ingredient that is ready to be enjoyed.

The chipotle salsa recipe I am bringing today is very simple and has few ingredients. It is ready in less than 10 minutes and stays fresh inside the fridge for over a week when kept in a sealed container or a mason jar with a secure cap. You just need canned chipotles in adobo, Mexican oregano, apple cider vinegar, garlic cloves, sea salt and a small portion of water. To achieve the velvety consistency nothing like using a professional blender like Vitamix. But you can use a conventional blender if desired.

Chipotle Salsa for Tacos Arabes

Chef Adriana Martin

Chipotle salsa made with canned chipotles in adobo, Mexican oregano, apple cider vinegar, garlic cloves, sea salt and a small portion of water.

5 from 20 votes

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Prep Time 10 mins

Total Time 10 mins

Course Easy Recipes, Sauces, preserves

Cuisine Mexican Cuisine

Servings 1 16oz jar

Calories

Ingredients

  

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• 1/3 cup water
• 1/2 cup apple cider vinegar
• 1 can chipotle peppers in adobo a 7 ounce can minimum
• 3 garlic cloves roasted
• 1 tablespoon Mexican oregano whole
• 1 teaspoon sea salt

Instructions

 

• Add all ingredients in the blender starting first with the liquids and finalizing with the dry spices.
• Blend on high until all ingredients become together and become a velvety sauce.
• Pour into a mason jar close and refrigerate. If enjoying the sauce that same day just pour into a bowl and place on the table.

Notes

This sauce will last fresh inside the fridge when properly stored on a mason jar or a sealed container.

The original chipotle salsa recipe requires dried chipotle peppers of two kinds but those are being replaced with canned chipotle peppers in adobo instead.

 

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Watch the video and see how easy it is to make this salsa!

If you like Mexican food learning how to make the different varieties of sauces is a must. As the sauces help bring the authenticity of a dish as Mexican food without the appropriate salsa is not the same experience.

Chipotle peppers are jalapeño peppers that have ripen to acquire a red color. Then sun-dried to achieve that smokey flavor that is characteristic of this pepper. In many occasions the peppers are placed inside smokers to provide extra flavor. So when somebody tells you a chipotle is a ripen jalapeño that is true. I invite you to enter the fabulous world of Mexican salsas and try soon my smoky and mellow chipotle salsa recipe.