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Default Dried chipotles

zxcvbob wrote:
> I went to the Mexican grocery store today to buy some ancho peppers, and
> they had bags of chipotles for $3.99; looks like about at least 8
> ounces, maybe 10 or 12. How could I pass that up? I bought one bag. I
> have no idea what to do with them.
>
> (I usually use canned chipotles, and only sparingly) They are still
> nice and dark and smell like smoke.
>
> Maybe they'll make a nice tea...
>
> Bob



According to gourmetsleuth.com I bought "Morita" chipotles, thinking
they were fresher, but actually the "Tipico" chipotles I saw there
were the good ones (they were in little cellophane bags, I thought
they were pale brown because they were old.)

Bob