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Andy wrote:
> Good God man, I bought a little can of chipotles in adobo sauce. Too hot
> for my taste. They're probably hotter than jalapenos!
>
> I've used chipotle powder as part of a pork tenderloin rub to good
> effect.
>
> I don't know what the adobo sauce had to do with the heat. I only used
> one pepper from the can!!! WHEW! Breaking out in a sweat just thinking
> about it.


When I open a can of chipotles in adobo sauce, I use whatever I need out
of the can, then I freeze the rest. I place them on a sheet pan,
spooning the adobo sauce as evenly as possible on each one of the
peppers. After they are frozen, I scoop them up and freeze them in a
ziploc bag.


Becca