Best 3 Homemade Chipotle Oil Recipes

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CHIPOTLE PEPPER OIL



Chipotle Pepper Oil image

Categories     Condiment/Spread     Bake     Low Sodium     Hot Pepper     Gourmet

Yield Makes about 1/2 cup

Number Of Ingredients 3

2 dried chipotle peppers*
1/2 cup peanut or vegetable oil
*available at Hispanic markets and some specialty foods shops

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 300°F.
  • Wearing rubber gloves, remove seeds from peppers and reserve 1/4 teaspoon seeds.
  • Crumble peppers into 1-cup metal measure or very small metal bowl and add reserved seeds and oil. Set measuring cup or bowl on a baking sheet and cook in lower third of oven 1 hour. Cool on a rack 30 minutes.
  • Line a small strainer with several layers of cheesecloth and strain oil into a glass jar. Flavored oil keeps, covered loosely and refrigerated at all times, 1 month.

CHIPOTLE PUREE



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Chipotles are jalapeno chiles that have been slowly dried over smoke. This puree gives an authentic mexican flavour to many dishes. Use the substitute if you can as it's just as good. From the Fresh Mex cookbook.

Provided by dale7793

Categories     Sauces

Time 55m

Yield 1/4 cup

Number Of Ingredients 8

6 cups water
4 ounces dried chipotle chiles, stems removed
2 tablespoons achiote paste
1 cup tomato paste
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup red wine vinegar
2 teaspoons salt
1/4 cup olive oil

Steps:

  • Combine all the ingredients in a saucepan over high heat.
  • Bring to the boil, decrease heat to medium low and simmer for 30-45 minutes.
  • Remove from the heat and cool completely.
  • Puree the mixture in a blender until smooh.
  • Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
  • If you can buy cans of chipotles en adobo (chiles marinated in a saucy paste of vinegar and spices) you can just puree that as a substitute.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 6341.1, Fat 222.9, SaturatedFat 31.1, Sodium 27364.7, Carbohydrate 1102.3, Fiber 49.8, Sugar 1005.6, Protein 55

HOMEMADE CHIPOTLE OIL



Homemade Chipotle Oil image

There's nothing wrong with giving homemade holiday gifts, just as long as they're something somebody would actually want and use. Thanks to things like fruitcakes so dense they have their own gravitational fields, making edible gifts has gotten a bad name, but that's not an issue with this chipotle oil, especially if that certain someone on your gift list likes the spicy stuff!

Provided by Chef John

Categories     DIY Recipes

Time P7DT15m

Yield 32

Number Of Ingredients 2

2 cups vegetable oil
2 tablespoons ground dried chipotle pepper

Steps:

  • Heat oil over medium heat in a saucepan until it reaches 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).
  • Pour ground chipotle peppers into a heatproof bowl. Pour oil over chipotle; whisk until chipotle is dissolved. Cover bowl with aluminum foil and seal tightly. Leave for a week, stirring once per day.
  • Pour chipotle oil through a fine mesh strainer into a bottle or glass container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 120.4 calories, Fat 13.6 g, SaturatedFat 2.1 g

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