Why You Need Canned Chipotle Peppers In Adobo Sauce In Your Pantry - Chowhound

Chipotle peppers are jalapeños that have been vine-ripened until they turn red. They're then smoked until completely dry. For this canned product, they're reconstituted and added to adobo sauce. This sauce has a history going back hundreds of years to when the Spanish colonizers subjugated Mexico. Mexican adobo combines traditional Spanish cooking techniques with New World ingredients, including peppers,…