Basic Adobo Recipe

Submitted by cervantesbrandi

"Use this recipe to marinate pork, chicken, fish, or beef in. Its a delicious marinade and you can actually slow cook the meat in the sauce as well. Delicious served with fresh corn tortillas."

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Yields: 1 cup marinade

ingredients

• 6 dried ancho chiles, roasted, then, soaked in hot water
• 2 dried guajillo chiles, roasted, then, soaked in hot water
• 2 tablespoons cinnamon (ground)
• 1⁄2 teaspoon clove (ground)
• 4 garlic cloves
• 3 tablespoons oregano (dried)
• salt and pepper, to taste
• 1⁄4 cup cider vinegar
• 1 roma tomato
• 1 small onion (quartered)

directions

1. Toast the chiles in the oven for 2 minutes or until fragrant being careful not to burn.
2. Place the toasted chiles in a sauce pan, cover with water and bring to a boil. Boil on medium heat covered for 15 minutes.
3. Place the chiles (stems removed) in the blender reserving the water they were inches Add in all the other ingredients and blend on high to make a fairly thick paste. Add some of the reserved water if needed to thin the sauce out.
4. Marinate your choice of meat in this paste for 6-8 hours and then grill the meat or you can pour the paste and reserved water in a large stock pot with the meat. Add additional water to cover the meat and slow cook it for 3-4 hours in the pot.

Reviews

[TexasKelly]

This was very good. I made the marinade at night, and marinated it with chicken until dinnertime the next day. I was a bit concerned when I tasted the marinade- it was a tad bitter. Hubby tasted a tiny peice off of the grill and said it was not bitter at all, and upon eating it, it really wasn't. So I guess it was just my odd taste. I froze 1/2 of the marinade to save for later, I am really looking forward to using it, maybe this time on some pork loin. Thanks so much for posting!