Guajillo Chile Adobo

⏱️ 50 min 👥 6 servings 📊 Medium
Mexican marinade
Guajillo Chile Adobo
Nutrition per Serving
119
Calories
1g
Protein
7g
Carbs
10g
Fat

Guajillo chile adobo (wet rub) used to season chicken fajitas.

📝 Ingredients

  • 4 roma tomatoes
  • 4 guajillo chiles (also known as chile cascabel ancho)
  • 1/2 medium white onion
  • 2 cloves of garlic
  • 1 tbsp. brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup white vinegar
  • 4. tbsp. cooking oil
  • 1 tsp. salt

👨‍🍳 Instructions

  1. 1Toast the chiles in a dry medium hot pan for about 30 seconds per side until they are fragrant and pliable.
  2. 2When the chiles are cool to the touch, remove the seeds and stems and discard.
  3. 3Place the toasted chiles in a pan and just barely cover with water.
  4. 4Bring to a boil the turn off the heat. Allow the chiles to soak for 15 minutes.
  5. 5Roughly chop the tomatoes and onion.
  6. 6In a preheated skillet with 3 tbsp. of cooking oil blacken the tomato, onion and garlic.
  7. 7To the blender add the reconstituted chiles, tomato, onion garlic and 1/4 cup of the soaking liquid.
  8. 8Blend until smooth, about 1 minute.
  9. 9Preheat a skillet with 4 tbsp. cooking oil then pour the blended mixture into the skillet.
  10. 10Add the vinegar and the sugar. Stir to incorporate.
  11. 11Cook until most of the liquid has evaporated from the adobo and it forms peaks when you pass a spoon through it.
  12. 12Allow it to rest for 2 hours while the chicken is marinating.

About the Chef & Original Recipe

This recipe was published by Douglas Cullen on mexicanfoodjournal.com. Visit the original source for step-by-step photos, chef notes and additional details.