Chipotle: Aztec culinary gift
International ambassador of authentic Mexican kitchen
From the Nahuatl (Aztec) language "chilli" meaning spicy and "poctli" meaning smoked we get the word Chipotle. From prehispanic times till nowadays this culinary gift from ancient Mexican cultures has prevailed and gained popularity worldwide.
Chipotle pepper offers a smoked spicy taste. Elegant, balanced and mature. But this is not a pepper that can be taken directly from a plant, it's actually a Jalapeno pepper that goes through a whole artisan process of selection, maturing, sun drying, wood smoking and marinating.
Firstly, jalapeño peppers are allowed to mature until turning into a red colour, they are sun dried for several days, then they are placed on an oven where they are smoked dried for several hours or even a few days, this artisan method can vary a lot, usually from six to seven days. Wood type used in the process affects the taste and aroma of the pepper. The most common types of wood for this are walnut, oak and mezquite.
After this some chipotle peppers can be kept as smoked for certain cooking purposes. As to be turned into powder to be used as a seasoner or to be used in soups or frying to cook some sauces.
Other option is to marinate the smoked dried chipotle peppers on Adobo sauce, which consists on tomato, paprika, garlic and herbs. This is the most common way of export and selling canned chipotle peppers.
How to use chipotle peppers? There are from simple to complex ways how to use chipotle peppers, you can simply drop a chipotle pepper on your soup and you will instantly get a beautiful red colour, smoked aroma and touch of spiciness. You can as well use chipotle peppers on the process of cooking a stew, use this pepper together with others to make sauces, mix it with your favourite dressing to create a dip. Make an amazing marinate for meats, mix with pasta or simply add a whole chipotle to your sandwich, hamburger or pizza. Follow us on social media to get more ideas and recipes.
Discover our chipotle products;
Ground chipotle Clemente Jacques 220g
Ground sweet chipotle Clemente Jacques 220g
Chipotle Clemente Jacques 230g
Refried ground beans with chipotle
Sweet onion slices with chipotle
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