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What is it?

Chipotles are dried, smokedjalapeños; they have a sweet, smoky flavor.

Don’t have it?

Chipotle chile powder can substitue for whole chiles in some recipes as well as cannedchipotle in adobo, rinsed of the adobo sauce.

How to choose:

The best dried chiles are the ones that have been sun-dried and not commercially oven-dried, which can make them bitter. Look for whole, not broken pods, with a uniform color. They should be be tough but still a little flexible.

How to prep:

Pull off or cut off the stems and dump out the seeds. Dried chiles can be crumbled or ground and added right to a dish. Or toast them lightly in a little hot oil to intensify their flavor. If puréeing dried chiles for sauce, rehydrate them first by soaking them (toasted or untoasted) in boiling water for a half hour or so.

How to store:

Dried chiles will keep for months in a cool, dry place, though they may become more brittle over time.

Cross Reference

chipotles in adobo; jalapeños.

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