Adobo Sauce
Adobo sauce is a sauce or marinade used in Latin American and Southwestern U.S.-style cooking, made of finely chopped or pureed chiles, garlic, vinegar, and often onions and tomatoes. Food that has been prepared with adobo is sometimes called adobado . Chipotles in adobo sauce is a particular use of this condiment in which chipotles (smoked jalapeño peppers) are stewed in adobo sauce. Ingredients of this sauce generally include tomatoes, garlic, vinegar, salt, and spices.
Ingredients
- 12 chipotle peppers or smoked, dried jalapeño peppers (most co-ops can get these for you, or try the specialty produce section of your grocery store)
- 4 cups (0.95 L) water
- ½ cup (120 ml) onion, diced
- ⅓ cup (80 ml) apple cider vinegar
- ¼ cup (60 ml) ketchup
- 3 cloves garlic, crushed or sliced
- 1 pinch of cumin, oregano
- Salt to taste
Ingredients for 88 servings (2.6 kg) · the original recipe
Method
- 1
Combine all ingredients in a heavy saucepan. Cook over a very low heat for 1–2 hours until the chiles are very soft and the liquid has been reduced to about 1 cup. Alternatively, cook in a slow cooker overnight.
Slow cookerStovetop - 2
Beat with a mortar and pestle, or put in blender to puree for a thick sauce.
Blender
Recipe from Wikibooks Cookbook, written by Wikibooks contributors. Used under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence; the ingredient list and method on this page are taken from that page and edited (its notes, tips and variations are not reproduced), and are available under the same licence. The macros, equipment tags and scaling are Ma Kitchen’s own and are not the source’s figures. Ma Kitchen is not affiliated with or endorsed by Wikibooks Cookbook. Copied on 2026-11-12.
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