Chipotle time

[dirtsailor2003]

I'll be using some pretty soon!

 

[indaswamp]

Cranky, you are a man of my own heart... I have been making chipotles for years. Also make home made Louisiana hot sauce with cayennes, and home made sriracha with the bumper crop of fall red jalapenos after picking the green ones for use in garden fresh salsa. I am looking forward to a big batch of chipotles this year on the new smoker. I also have Pablanos this year and plan on making home made ancho chili powder. Next year I want to plant paprika peppers inda mix.

 

[smokedcaveman]

 
Ok, a major sneezing fit later, I got the chipotle peppers all ground up and into a container.  Since I'm working at a different plant this week, I'll be doing the chipotle rub late in the week or early next.

After the peppers are dried to the point that they are crunchy, put them into the blender and let it spin.  Pulse it now and then to make certain all of the parts are ground finely.

Next, I strain the powder through a seive to get out any seeds or pieces that didn't grind up.  This is the part where I recommend that you DON'T inhale deeply.  

Now you can use the chipotle chili powder for most anything!

Like I said above, 2 pounds of the raw peppers provided 4 ounces of dried peppers and 3.5 ounces of powder.

If you do this, keep some Kleenex handy, you WILL sneeze!

Brother, this has me licking the monitor!!