Café con Leche

This product is a must have in your pantry. I use it to make a quick salsa, sauces for meat, and even to give pasta a kick.

Chipotle chiles are smoked jalapeno chiles that have been canned in a red sauce typically contains tomato puree, paprika, salt, onions, oil, vinegar, garlic, bay leaves and oregano.

Chipotle in Pasta: Adding a small amount of canned chipotle chiles in adobo adds a smoky and complex flavor to the tomato sauce. Don't forget to replace cheese with 'queso blanco'

Salsa: Roasted Tomatillo-Chipotle Salsa. Salsa keeps a few days in the refrigerator.

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It's easier to buy the chili-garlic paste but sometimes you want it from scratch for your pasta or you run out.

Ingredients
2/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
4 garlic cloves, 3 peeled and 1 minced
6 small dried chili peppers or 1 teaspoon chili flakes

Directions
1. Heat 1/3 cup of the olive oil in a small skillet over a medium flame. Add the peeled garlic and chili; cook 2 minutes, or until the garlic is golden and the chili peppers are swollen (or the chili flakes are aromatic). Cool the garlic and chili 5 minutes, then crush in a mortar with a pestle into a coarse paste.

2. Add the remaining 1/3 cup of olive oil to the skillet over medium heat and cook the minced garlic until aromatic, about 30 seconds. Stir in the prepared garlic-chili paste and cook 30 seconds.

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