Cooking With Chipotle Peppers: Dried Chipotles, Powder, and Chipotles in Adobo
A chipotle is a ripe jalapeño that has been smoked and dried. That process transforms the fresh chile’s flavor, adding pronounced smoke and concentrated fruitiness while retaining chile heat. You can buy chipotles as whole dried chiles, ground powder or canned chipotles in adobo. All three bring smoky chile flavor, but they behave differently in…
