"While you can usually find dried, whole chipotles in Mexican or Latin supermarkets, they are also widely available in cans, labeled chipotles en adobo, or chipotle peppers in adobo sauce. The adobo sauce usually consists of pureed tomatoes, onions, vinegar, a sweetener like sugar (or sometimes high fructose corn syrup), oil, garlic, and spices, among other things, depending on how it's made. Most importantly, chipotle in adobo is the smoky ingredient to take your tacos to the next level."
"You could remove a chipotle pepper from it's saucy bath in the can and simply finely chop the pepper, exactly the method used in our super easy chipotle crema recipe, or you could transfer the contents of the can to a taller vessel and puree the chipotle peppers and adobo sauce together, and then use about a tablespoon of the puree in place of the chopped chipotle pepper."
"The spice from the chipotle pepper, along with the kick of raw garlic, punch of the fresh lime juice, and honey, all combined with the rich, fatty sour cream, make for a perfectly balanced sauce that's amazing on anything, especially tacos. Stewed or shredded chicken tacos are an ideal match for chipotle crema, as chicken can sometimes need a boost in the flavor and richness departments."
Chipotle is a dried, smoked red jalapeño pepper commonly used in Mexican cuisine. Chipotles are available dried or canned as chipotles en adobo; the adobo sauce typically contains pureed tomatoes, onions, vinegar, a sweetener (sugar or high-fructose corn syrup), oil, garlic, and spices. For chipotle crema, mince or puree chipotle peppers with their adobo, then mix about a tablespoon of the puree with lime juice, grated garlic, sour cream, honey, cumin, and salt. The resulting sauce blends smoky spice, garlic bite, lime brightness, honey sweetness, and rich sour cream, pairing especially well with stewed or shredded chicken tacos. Pickled red onions add bright acidity to cut rich meats.
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