Mexican Chipotle Marinade
"Great for marinating chicken or pork. Packs a punch!"
photo by gailanng
- Ready In:
- 25mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 6 canned chipotle chiles in adobo
- 2 tablespoons adobo sauce
- 5 garlic cloves, sliced
- 1 piece orange zest, 3 inches long
- 3⁄4 cup orange juice
- 1⁄4 cup fresh lime juice
- 2 tablespoons red wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon tomato puree
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground pepper
directions
- In a small saucepan, combine the chipotles and their sauce with the rest of the ingredients.
- Simmer over high heat until reduced by one third,about 3 minutes.
- Transfer contents of the pan to a blender.
- Puree until smooth.
- Note:Marinate chicken or pork for 2 hours in 1/4 of the marinade.
- Grill pork chops or chicken.
- Serve with the leftover sauce.
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Reviews
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Tastes right outta Mexico! Is that a coyote I hear howling in the distance? -
Thanks for the great recipe! I love chipotles, and they really shine here. It was a tad spicy for me (which I appreciate, I'd much rather have too spicy than not spicy enough), and perfect for DH.
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I live in Cancun, Mexico though originally I am from Vancouver, Canada. I love to cook, go out with friends, have people over and generally enjoy life to the fullest. I am married to a wonderful man from Mexico City and we have a boy called Simba (he is our darling cat) I love to travel and have been lucky to have visited many places and I plan on visiting many more
