The Smoky Chipotle

Smokey Chipotle Ketchup Win International Acclaim!

2011-09-07T14:32:00.000-07:00

August 2, 2011, Fredericksburg, Texas. Fischer & Wieser Specialty Foods, Inc. from Fredericksburg, Texas is celebrating after winning a prestigious 2011 Great Taste Award. Fischer & Wieser Specialty Foods, Inc. has been presented with a coveted one-star Gold Great Taste Award for its Smokey Chipotle Chilli Ketchup.

Starting from a simple beginning as a road-side peach stand, Fischer & Weiser now produces more than one hundred products in the same tradition as their first jar of peach preserves. Nestled in the fruitful farmland of the Texas Hill Country, Fischer & Wieser Specialty Foods, Inc. is still family owned and operated as well as a bustling international company that has become the #1 specialty food company in Texas.

Operating on the simplest truth—produce a quality product and loyal customers will embrace it—helped to launch the company’s flagship sauce, The Original Roasted Raspberry Chipotle Sauce®, into stardom by winning NASFT’s prestigious award for Outstanding New Best Seller in 1997, and has since garnered numerous awards.

Fischer & Wieser gourmet items are available throughout America at specialty food stores, club stores and grocery stores, online and internationally in Canada, Mexico, and the United
Kingdom. Case D. Fischer, CEO and President said: “We are delighted with this award.
Winning a Great Taste Award recognizes the hard work and dedication that goes into making superb food and drink. Our Smokey Chipotle Chilli Ketchup can be considered a gourmet dipping sauce, but also used as ordinary ketchup. Handcrafted with chipotle chilies, Roma tomatoes, garlic, onion and white wine vinegar, this ketchup has a Southwestern flair that once tried, will cause you never to go back to ‘regular’ ketchup again!“ It has previously won the Golden Chile Award in the Ketchup Category in The Chile
Pepper Fiery Food Challenge, 2010.

The Great Taste Awards, organised by the Guild of Fine Food, are now in their 18th year and going from strength to strength. 7481 products were entered from 1600 companies for the 2011 Great Taste Awards. It took 350 experts 34 days to blind taste all the entries and decide which entries would achieve the coveted one, two and three star gold awards.
The Great Taste Awards judging standards, devised by the Guild of Fine Food, are the most rigorous in the UK. To achieve the 3-star rating a minimum of 20 -more often 30 - judges need to be in complete agreement that the food delivered that indefinable ‘wow’ factor. All the judges’ comments are made available to producers. If no gold is awarded, they need to know why.

Bob Farrand, Chairman for The Great Taste Awards, said: “Winning Gold in the country’s largest and most respected independent food accreditation scheme is a massive pat on the back for any producer - independent proof their products are of the highest quality. We provide constructive feedback from our expert judging teams and for many, winning 1, 2 or 3-star Gold is exactly what’s needed to help grow their businesses, even during a recession. Every winner should feel very proud that their hard work has been rewarded.”

The four regional nominated foods for each of the Great Taste trophy winners have been announced by the Guild of Fine Food and the identity of the regional and national winners and the 2011 Supreme Champion remains a closely guarded secret until the night of 5th September when all will be revealed at the invitation only awards presentation dinner at London’s Royal Garden Hotel. That is the night we find out who carries away the coveted Golden Fork trophies.

A full list of award-winning products is available at www.greattasteawards.co.uk, and can be searched by region, award or product category.

The Great Taste Awards Press Office:
Charlotte Read (charlotte@completemediagroup.co.uk)
Alice Grier (alice@completemediagroup.co.uk
Telephone: +44 (0)20 7420 3550

For more information on the Great Taste Awards: www.greattasteawards.co.uk
For more information on the Guild of Fine Food: www.finefoodworld.co.uk

Anna Mae's Smoky Sweet Chipotle Oven & Grill Sauce

2010-04-12T22:34:00.000-07:00

We found this smoky chipotle sauce at Robert Rothschild Farms, a manufacturer of many specialty food items. It looks pretty good judging by the customer reviews on their site but it is $9.19 per jar plus the shipping.

Smoky chipotle peppers combine with onions, honey mustard and spices to make this sauce extraordinary.

Brush on grilled meats, especially beef, ribs and chicken.

Add to your favorite baked beans recipe.

Use as a topping for meatloaf.

All-Natural

Kosher

Gluten Free

Allergens: None

For nutritional information and ingredients, click on Nutritional Info.

Shelf life: 24 months unopened, up to 6 months opened.

Free recipes included with all product orders!

Organic Valley Smoky Chipotle Beef Jerky.

2010-04-09T15:57:00.000-07:00

Here is the first of the Smoky Chipotle Beef Jerky products we have found. This one even has the benefit of being healthful, wholesome; made with beef that is humanely raised on family farms.

Beef Jerky is a healthy snack superstar, offering organic eaters the high protein, lowfat indulgence you desire. Medium flavored Smoky Chipotle Beef Jerky brings the savory flavor of healthy, wholesome and humane organically raised, pastured beef, with a mouthwatering blend of certified organic spices and hardwood smoked flavor. When food is truly produced in harmony with nature, the result is nothing short of remarkable.

Ingredients:

organic beef, sea salt, organic sucanat, organic spices, celery juice powder, organic cane sugar, organic garlic powder.

Smoky Chipotle Pizza Peppers...YUM!

2010-04-08T22:07:00.000-07:00

Daviola Smoky Chipotle is one part heat and two parts smooth. We’ve found the perfect jalapeño chile smoking process and turned something ordinary into a salt-free pizza topping worthy of poetry.

Every chipotle starts its life as a jalapeño. The jalapeños are left on the vine to dry, the best are selected, and then those are smoked to become savory chipotles. It can take up to ten pounds of jalapeños to make one pound of Daviola Smoky Chipotle blend pizza peppers, which shows just how much we care about your taste buds.

-11,400 Scoville Units*

Ingredients: Chipotle Chile, Red Chile, Ancho Chile

More Smoky Chipotle Goodness From The Great White North!

2010-03-08T21:04:00.000-08:00

Epicurean Foods has hit The Smoky Chipotle radar again with a couple of new products that we're itchin' to get our hands on!

"Enjoy the increasingly popular taste of smoked jalapeno peppers with this fabulous mix of herbs, spices, peppers and veggies! We've made this dip mix moderately hot (so that there's no need to have the fire department on call), but still warm enough that you'll definitely "feel the heat"!You can also use this versatile dip mix in a number of other ways. To make an authentic roadhouse-style bread dipper, combine about a tablespoon of our dip mix with an ounce each of olive oil and balsamic vinegar (but red or white wine vinegar works great too). Let it mellow for about 30 minutes and use it instead of butter on your crusty, fresh bread.

Our Smokey Chipotle Pepper Dip Mix is tastes delicious in most stir-fry dishes - just sprinkle some into the wok as you are cooking (to your own personal taste) and you'll have created a wonderful new taste sensation that your family and friends will rave about!"

You know how much you love those Olive oil and balsamic bread dippers! Now you can get the Chile-head experience in your favorite snack with Epicurean Foods new Smokey Chipotle Pepper Bread Dipper Seasoning Mix!

"Only a few years ago, Chipotle peppers were unknown to most consumers in North America. (They are smoked jalapeno peppers). Recently, however, they have exploded in popularity and have become a more mainstream, but still exotic, taste. We've combined the fabulous taste of Chipotle peppers with a wonderful melange of herbs and spices to form a superb bread dipper seasoning. Experience the taste that everyone is raving about!"

You can get more information on all of their Smokey Chipotle products at: http://www.epicureanfoods.com

Chipotle Away?

2010-02-16T20:57:00.000-08:00

Yeah, I know it's gross, and backwards. But it is really funny!

Minnesota man attempts to eat only Chipotle burritos for a week straight

2010-01-26T19:59:00.000-08:00

This week Jeremy Baier is facing the kind of challenge that you can never truly prepare for. It will test his strength or character, his motivation, and his digestive system. It has been dubbed the Great American Burrito Challenge: From January 24 through January 30 he will consume three Chipotle burritos each day. That's 21 total. The caloric intake promises to be astronomical; the challenge's Twitter page estimates that by the end of the week he will have consumed 23,940 calories (12,600-15,400 is the recommended weekly range for men with moderate body fat).

But he's not doing it to fill an insatiable hunger, he is doing it to raise money for the Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota.

Cholula Embraces The Smokey Chipotle.

2010-01-12T10:41:00.000-08:00

For those of you that are long time Cholula fans, The Smokey Chipotle has discovered a new addition to the family:

Cholula Chipotle Hot Sauce...featuring a savory blend of Cholula's original "Flavorful Fire" and the smoky and slightly sweet flavor notes or real Chipotle peppers. It brings sensational new flavor to soups, ranch dressing, steaks, chicken and more.

Ingredients: Water, vinegar (white and apple), sugar, peppers (chipotle, guajillo, arbol and piquin), salt, natural flavors, spices, xanthan gum, silicon dioxide, citric acid and caramel.

Silicon dioxide? Really, is that necessary? Perhaps it is carried into the formula in the powdered chile ingredients.

We Like Our Smokey Chipotle to Be Dirty!

2009-11-20T20:20:00.000-08:00

Here's yet another quality manufacturer that has realized the awesome flavor of the Smoky Chipotle!

The Dirty Potato Chip Company describes their latest flavor as: A smooth, smoky taste at first, then the heat of chipotle comes up and grabs you.

If you are not a Chile-head you might find these spicy, but I think a practicing fiery food eater would find these on more on the tingly side. They did however make a wonderful accompaniment to my favorite sandwich the Chipotle Bird. But that my friends is a whole other blog post!

Chipotle and Tequila Cheese Fondue... Yum!

2009-11-07T13:01:00.000-08:00

We found this recipe on a fantastic blog by chef and writer Viviane Bauquet Farre.

Her spin on the classic cheese fondue takes a modern look at a forgotten favorite from the past.

Chef Viviane recommends using a Reposado Tequila or Mezcal so that the flavors of the tequila come through the cheese and help cut the richness of the fondue.

Here at The Smoky Chipotle we're gonna fire up the blender and make some great margaritas to go with this decadent appetizer!

You can find Chef Viviane's Recipe at food & style. Let her know you found it at The Smoky Chipotle!

Texas Longhorn Smokey Chipotle Barbecue Sauce

2009-11-01T01:47:00.000-07:00

Made by Original Juan Specialty Foods this chipotle barbecue sauce has a reported heat level of 1,500-14,999 Scoville units.

Texas Longhorn Smokey Chipotle Barbecue Sauce comes in an 18oz barrel jar. Chipotle peppers are jalapeno peppers that have been smoked. When added to a great BBQ sauce, the combination is delicious. Remember, when the meat is at desired temperature, slather with Texas Longhorn Chipotle BBQ Sauce until it glazes - oh man, that's BBQ.

BBQ hasn't been the same since the blending of Texas BBQ Sauce and chipotle peppers. This sauce is smokey, rich and spicy!

Ingredients: Water, Honey, Tomato Paste, Chipotle Puree, Molasses, Mustard, Vinegar, Minced Garlic, Dehydrated Onions, Salt, Liquid Smoke, Chipotle Powder, Black Pepper, and Spices.

Smokey Chipotle Goodness at Armadillo Willy's

2009-10-10T21:09:00.000-07:00

I think the ad says it all! If you want some
Smokey Chipotle BBQ Goodness get you a
Local Armadillo Willy's soon...

Chipotle Goes High Tech for Super Convenience.

2009-09-03T21:44:00.000-07:00

I love my technology toys; which sometimes do not seem to love me back so much. Chipotle burritos however always show me the love I expect every time I get one. Now you can use your tech toy to get your eat on at Chipotle.

DENVER – August 25, 2009 – Chipotle Mexican Grill (NYSE: CMG and CMG.B) today announced its new ordering application is available on the Apple App Store. The mobile ordering app gives iPhone and iPod touch users the ability to create their favorite Chipotle order, place it at the Chipotle location of their choice, and also pay for their food direct from their device.

"The breakthrough iPhone and iPod touch have really given us the ability to deliver a compelling experience to customers which includes simplicity, personality and attention to detail," said Steve Ells, founder, chairman and co-CEO of Chipotle. "We are changing the way the world thinks about and eats fast food, and the iPhone and iPod touch give us powerful new ways to engage and serve our customers. While we have always made our high quality food affordable and accessible so everyone can eat better, we've probably never been this accessible."

Chipotle's time-saving app is being released in conjunction with a newly updated web-based ordering system, available on www.chipotle.com. Customers can place orders through a secure credit card payment capability that allows users to save their information for quick repeat orders and an expanded group ordering feature that allows customers to place multi-item orders under a single name. The app also allows customers to save their favorite Chipotle meals online, as well as those of friends, family, or co-workers. Using location-based technologies customers can also quickly find the nearest Chipotle.

The Chipotle app is available for free from Apple's App Store on iPhone and iPod touch or at www.itunes.com/appstore/

The app was developed by Pervasent, a Berkeley, Calif. firm that develops mobile applications, and Chipotle's internal IT team and designed by San Francisco-based Sequence.

About Chipotle

Steve Ells, founder, chairman and co-CEO, started Chipotle with the idea that food served fast did not have to be a typical fast food experience. Today, Chipotle continues to offer a focused menu of burritos, tacos, burrito bowls (a burrito without the tortilla) and salads made from fresh, high-quality raw ingredients, prepared using classic cooking methods and served in a distinctive atmosphere. Through our vision of Food with Integrity, Chipotle is seeking better food not only from using fresh ingredients, but ingredients that are sustainably grown and naturally raised with respect for the animals, the land, and the farmers who produce the food. Chipotle opened its first restaurant in 1993 and currently operates more than 860 restaurants. For more information, visit chipotle.com.

Chipotle Increases Local Produce Purchases.

2009-05-24T09:28:00.000-07:00

DENVER (May 19, 2009) Chipotle Mexican Grill said Monday it would increase the amount of locally grown produce it uses by 10 percent this summer as it expands its Food with Integrity program.

Chipotle plans to purchase at least 35 percent of at least one bulk produce item in all of its restaurants from local farmers when the item is seasonally available, the company said. Last summer Chipotle sought to buy at least 25 percent of produce from local farmers and growers.

Chipotle said it expects to have more than 25 local farms in its network to supply romaine lettuce, green bell peppers, jalapeno peppers, red onions and/or oregano to its more than 860 units nationwide.

Chipotle also serves mostly natural, hormone-free meat from humanely raised animals. In addition, 35 percent of all of its beans are grown organically grown and all of its cheese and sour cream is made with milk from cows that are never given the synthetic hormone rBGH.

Recipe: Smoky Chipotle Baby Back Ribs

2009-05-06T15:18:00.000-07:00

Here is a recipe from Southern Living. It looked tasty and features none other than our favorite Smoky Chipotle!

Makes 6 servings

Ingredients

* 3 slabs baby back pork ribs (about 5 1/2 pounds)
* 2 oranges, halved
* 1 recipe Chipotle Rub
* 1 recipe Smoky Chipotle 'Cue Sauce

Directions

Rinse and pat ribs dry. If desired, remove thin membrane from back of ribs by slicing into it with a knife and then pulling it off (this will make ribs more tender).

Rub meat with cut sides of oranges, squeezing as you rub. Massage Chipotle Rub into meat, covering all sides. Wrap tightly with plastic wrap, and place in a zip-top freezer bag or 13- x 9-inch baking dish; chill 8 hours. Let ribs stand at room temperature 30 minutes before grilling. Remove plastic wrap.

To grill on a charcoal grill: Prepare hot fire by piling charcoal on one side of grill, leaving the other side empty. Place food grate on grill; position rib rack on grate over unlit side. Place slabs in rack. Grill, covered with grill lid, over medium-high heat (350° to 400°) 1 hour. Reposition rib slabs, placing the one closest to the heat source away from heat, moving other slabs closer. Grill 1 more hour or until meat is tender. Grill 30 more minutes over medium heat (325° to 350°), basting with half of Smoky Chipotle 'Cue Sauce. Remove ribs from grill, and let stand 10 minutes. Cut ribs, slicing between bones. Serve with remaining sauce.

To grill on a gas grill: Light only one side. Coat food grate with vegetable cooking spray, and place on grill; position rib rack on grate over unlit side. Place rib slabs in rack. Grill, covered with grill lid, over medium-high heat (350° to 400°) 1 hour. Reposition rib slabs, placing the ones closet to the heat source away from heat and moving other slabs closer. Grill 1 more hour or until meat is tender. Lower temperature to medium heat (325° to 350°), and cook ribs 30 more minutes, basting with half of Smoky Chipotle 'Cue Sauce. Remove ribs from grill, and let stand 10 minutes. Cut ribs, slicing between bones. Serve ribs with remaining 'cue sauce.

Southern Living, APRIL 2004

Intensity Academy; The Smoky Chipotle With Honors!

2009-04-26T13:51:00.000-07:00

Our good friends and Intensity Academy make a fantastic line of tea infused sauces. A few of those sauces contain our favorite ingredient; The Smoky Chipotle! Get a degree in good taste at Intensity Academy and check out all they have to offer!

Chai Chipotle Hot Sauce is an All Natural Carrot Based Hot Sauce. The carrot and habanero is an amazing compliment to the chipotle peppers. While working in the garden at my children's school I took home the vegetable of the week, carrots. Mixing a little of this & a little of that Chai Chipotle Hot Sauce was created to add to your rice, tacos, fajitas, pastas, soups, stews, roasted veggies, mexican dishes, and more! 2007 & 2008 1st place winner of thehotpepper.com and 1st place Chile Specific winner of America's Best Food Competition.

Chai Chipotle Chup is an All Natural Organic Tea Infused Chipotle Ketchup. We scoured the world over for the freshest ingredients to pack a unique variety of intense flavors in one bottle. Still being considered as one of the wonders of the world...Chai Chipotle Chup' is sure to be your favorite food enhancement! You'll love it on burgers, fries, seafood, meatloaf, as a dipping, moppin', grillin' roasting sauce, or as a marinade of chicken or veggies. Our Multi Award Winning Chup' has been featured in Southern Living magazine and was spotted on the Today's Show. 2008 Scovie Winner, Fiery Food Winner, America's Best Best New Gourmet Product in the Industry, thehotpepper.com 2007 & 2008 winner and many more!

Chai Chipotle Cocktail Sauce is an All Natural Chipotle Cocktail sauce sure to knock your shrimp off it's boat! We scoured the seven seas for the freshest ingredients and seaworthy saucy success. The smoothness of the Organic tea balances the chipotle peppers and horseradish to delight your senses. A perfect partner for shrimp, crab, lobster, oysters, clams, chicken, crackers, tofu & more. One our our newest products Chai Chipotle Cocktail will be a big winner at your next party!

2009 Fiery Food Winner.

For more information on Intensity Academy and Michele Northrup's sauces contact:

www.intensityacademy.com

Email: IntensityAcademy@verizon.net

Phone: 813-299-3600

Twitter: @MicheleNorthrup

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or Search Michele Northrup

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Iguana Deuces Smoky Chipotlé Pepper Sauce

2009-03-19T20:22:00.000-07:00

The Half Moon Bay Trading Company has been making great hot sauces from the rich fertile jungles of Costa Rica Central America since 1992. The Smoky Iguana is their contribution to the smoky chipotle lovers everywhere.

Created to fill a void in the popular Chipotlé sauce category... this ain't some fruity-based chipotlé salsa from up north. "Smoky, savory and kind'a hot" (as the label proudly displays), sums-up this new party and kitchen staple. Featuring a red jalapeño, tomato and red bell pepper base, it uniquely incorporates a rash of fine herbs and spices, as well as cocoa (say what?!) to play with the palate. It's nothing short of pure chipotlé flavor heaven. Put on a "Daiblos Locos" CD, chill down some Pacificos and fire up the parrilla... cause where's there's smoke there's fire!

Major Flavor Note: The Smoky Iguana Pepper Sauce is a pourable version of the chunkier Smoky Iguana Salsa, both share the same great flavor profile. Muy Claro?

Smoky Chipotlé Pepper Sauce is also available in the 2oz. deuce size.

While the 2oz. size is certainly portable, I'm not sure that 2 ounces of chipotle sauce in enough for more than a single meal. If you get the cute little deuce size, make sure you get at least a six pack!

Your Votes Are Needed, Support The Chipotle!!

2009-03-06T10:13:00.000-08:00

Hello Smoky Chipotle lovers. A fellow Chipotle-head / Foodie needs our help to get him to the top, Top Chef that is! His Recipe has been chosen as a top ten contender on a Top Chef challenge. Here is his letter on Foodbuzz:

Ok all I just received approval to announce my news! A few weeks ago while watching Top Chef on BRAVO TV, Quaker Oats advertised a commercial for the first ever Top Chef Quaker Oats Viewer Quickfire Challenge! Needless to say I entered my recipe, “Oatmeal Macadamia Nut Crusted Pork Tenderloin, with a Coconut Chipotle Sauce, and Grilled Pineapple Relish.“ On March 2nd I had received the news that out of a ton of entries I had placed in the top ten as a semi-finalist. Needless to say I was shocked, still am. So here is where all of my FoodBuzz friends come into play. I need all of you to go to this site
http://quickfire.bravotv.com/quickfire/viewall.php
and place your vote for my Oatmeal Macadamia Nut Tenderloin! If I receive enough votes, I will be chosen as a finalist(only 3 are chosen) and flown out to New York to compete for the Grand Prize to appear on a taping of Top Chef at a later date! I can’t tell you how much this means to me, and what an accolade it is for a career. If you should have any questions feel free to ask! YIPPEE I’m a Semi-Finalist:)
Thank you for any and all of your support!
Also make sure that you vote for Oatmeal Macadamia Crusted Pork Tendeloin
Maurice L.
Red Bluff, Ca.
Have a Great Day!

I have included the recipe below, it was ranked in fifth place when I voted. Let your chipotle-head vote be heard click a link over and vote. You can go back and vote once a day!

Oatmeal/Macadamia Crusted Pork Tenderloin with a Coconut Chipotle Sauce & Grilled Caramelized Pineapple Relish

Ingredients

1 1.5 to 2 lb. Pork Tenderloin
1 cup of Quaker Oats
1/2 cup Crushed Macadamia Nuts
1Tbsp Minced Cilantro (add to oats and crushed macadamia nuts)
Eggwash Flour Coat Pork Tenderloin with flour, then eggwash, then oat and macadamia nut mixture. Sear all sides of Pork tenderloin an place in a 350 oven for 13 minutes.

For Sauce
1 Cup of Coconut milk
1Tsp Miso
1Tsp Fresh Minced Garlic
1/4 Tsp Grated Ginger
1 Tbsp puree'd Chipotle Peppers
3 Tbsp Brown Sugar
1 Tbsp Rice Vinegar
1 Tsp Sesame Oil
1 sprig of Mint
1 Fresh Pineapple (Caramelized) for Relish
1 Maui Onion
1 sprig of Mint Pinch of cinnamon
Clean and Dice Pineapple,
1 cup diced onion
1 Tbsp Chop Mint
1 Tsp add to mixture and add cinnamon.

Sautee' Garlic, Ginger in sesame oil (for 30 seconds), add coconut milk, brown sugar, rice vinegar, Miso, Chipotle Peppers. bring to a boil. reduce.and cover.
For Garnish, top with Caramelized Pineapple Relish and enjoy!

BULL'S-EYE Smokin' Chipotle BBQ Sauce

2009-02-24T20:15:00.000-08:00

I almost never advocate for the commercial giant brand, and that would most definitely be due to the fact that they usually suck.

Kraft Foods however seems to have done us right. Aside from some high fructose corn syrup the ingredients are pretty clean, although I don't see chipotle peppers in the ingredients:

Ingredients: Tomato Puree, HFCS, Molasses, Vinegar, Salt, Modified Food Starch (less than 2%), Natural Smoke Flavor, Mustard Flour, Dried Onions, Spice, Dried Garlic.

The aroma of this sauce is smoky and sweet and you can clearly detect the molasses onion and garlic.

The sauce is quite flavorful with plenty of smoke to cut some of the sweetness, however the heat level is definitely that of a grocery store brand. If you are a total Chipotle-head you will need to fortify with more peppers to meet your needs.

Overall this is pretty good eating sauce and at the average price of $2.99 for 18oz. it is certainly budget friendly. If your looking for a decent grocery store brand that has the kick of smoky chipotle peppers(spice), BULL'S-EYE Smokin' Chipotle BBQ Sauce is worth a try.

Kraft's Bullseye website gives us the following recipe to showcase thier BBQ sauce:

Sizzlin' Chipotle Cheddar Burger

Prep: 10 min.
Total: 25 min.
Makes: 4 servings, one cheeseburger each.

1 lb. ground beef
1/4 cup finely chopped red onions
1 clove garlic, minced
4 hamburger buns, split
1/2 cup BULL'S-EYE Smokin' Chipotle Barbecue Sauce divided
4 KRAFT DELI DELUXE Sharp Cheddar Cheese Slices
4 lettuce leaves
1 medium tomato, cut into 4 slices

PREHEAT greased grill to medium-high heat. Mix meat, onions and garlic; shape into four patties.

GRILL patties 8 min. Turn patties; brush with 1/4 cup of the barbecue sauce. Grill 4 min. or until patties are cooked through (160°F). Brush cut sides of buns with remaining 1/4 cup barbecue sauce; place, cut-sides down, on grill. Grill 1 to 2 min. or until buns are lightly toasted.
Top each patty with 1 cheese slice; grill an additional 1 min. or until cheese begins to melt.

COVER bottom halves of buns with lettuce and tomatoes; top with cheeseburgers and tops of buns.

Jack In The Box Chipotle Chicken Ciabatta Sandwich

2009-02-16T21:32:00.000-08:00

A choice of grilled chicken or spicy crispy, deep-fried chicken fillet on artisanal-style ciabatta bread with Cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, bacon and smoky chipotle sauce.

That is the official description that Jack in the Box Inc. has assigned to this sandwich. The Smoky Chipotle's official description is; a tasty crispy chicken sandwich on chewy ciabatta bread with cheese, bacon and a deliciously smoky chipotle sauce! There we said it!

The Chipotle Chicken Ciabatta sandwich, winner of the 2007 MenuMasters Award for Best Menu/Line Extension, was developed to give consumers more choices within the chain’s popular ciabatta line, which was introduced in 2005, said Margaret Barretto, director of new product development for Jack in the Box.

After considering many possible flavor combinations, Barretto and her team ultimately decided on the chipotle chicken combination as it helped to “differentiate” the product line while still fitting into the ciabatta category that consumers already loved. It also added a flavor profile unlike those of the other sandwiches, she says.

“One of the thoughts behind the Chipotle Chicken Ciabatta was that consumers like bold flavors and more authentic flavors,” Barretto says. “As far as ethnic flavors go, I think chipotle is a nice authentic flavor that can add some smoky and spicy notes. It’s a well-rounded flavor, and it’s definitely becoming more familiar."

Thank you Jack In The Box for thinking of us Chipotle-heads!

Pat & Oscar's Introduce Chipotle Pastrami Melt.

2009-02-05T21:12:00.000-08:00

PRESS RELEASE: SAN DIEGO - Pat & Oscar's Restaurants (www.patandoscars.com) is expanding its line of hot premium sandwiches. The company's new Chipotle Pastrami Melt is a warm and savory combination with hot pastrami, melted provolone cheese, shredded lettuce, roma tomatoes, chipotle mayonnaise and pickle spears.

Pat & Oscar's launched its first hot premium sandwich last year - a meatball sub - and the product was extremely well received. "Our guests loved the choices between hot and traditional cold sandwiches, so we actively sought out flavors to develop a new hot premium sandwich," said Greg Schroeppel, executive chef at Pat & Oscar's. "Beyond just keeping up with trends, our culinary team is always looking for unique combinations to give guests a new and flavorful experience each time they come back to Pat & Oscar's," he added.

The new Chipotle Pastrami Melt is available as a combo meal (Choice of side -- Petite Greek or Caesar Salad, Potato Wedges, or Cup of Soup) and a 20 oz drink for $9.99 and individually for $7.99. "We have always been the leader in family dining value, and the introduction of our new hot sandwich line allows us to broaden our individual combo meals for under $10." commented George Hunter, Chief Operating Officer at Pat & Oscar's.

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The Smoky Chipotle Joins Mainstream Groceries on the Shelf.

2009-02-04T17:53:00.000-08:00

Grocery company Raley's Corporation who owns grocery centers branded under Raley's, BelAir, and Nob Hill Foods puts out a complimentary magazine called extra. If you browse through the pages of Extra you will find tips, tricks, recipes, specials, and just about anything you can think of that relates to food.

Flipping through the pages of the January/February/March 2009 issue I came across the hotTen section; Ten favorite ways to spice up a dish. Being a lover of fiery foods this section caught my attention. Most of the items are your standard grocey fare; ortega sliced jalapeno, ro-tel, and the usual blah-blah. But two items caught my eye!

The Art of Chipotle Gourmet Paste with Adobo. Pfleider Pfoods, Inc
describes their chipotle paste as follows:
Avoid the painstaking cans, draining & preparation. Focus on cooking with our gourmet chipotle paste. This concentrated pure paste is the equivalent of several cans of whole chipotle peppers. Add to drinks, spreads, dips, sauces & any food item where extra smoke and heat is desired.

Sargento Bistro Blends Chipotle Cheddar with Chipotle Peppers. Sargento's website describes this smokey chipotle cheese as follows:
Chipotle peppers are slow-smoked jalapeño peppers with a bold, unique taste that is the perfect complement to our Cheddar Cheese. Add a unique twist to salads, wraps, omelets and, of course, your favorite Mexican dishes.

Both companies offer recipes on their sites to help get your creative juices flowing. It's great to have quality chipotle products at hands reach at your local grocery store.

If you have any great chipotle food finds to report send us a comment and we'll check it out and report it for the rest of the Smoky Chipotle-heads!

Rogue Ales in Oregon Harness the Smoky Chipotle

2009-01-24T12:35:00.000-08:00

While we are yet to taste this intriguing beverage; we felt compelled to report on it's mere existence. Who else but the fine people at Rogue Ales would be so bold as to impart the flavors of our beloved Smoky Chipotle in, of all things, an ale! I look forward to this taste tantalizing experience. If any of you readers have already partaken in the Chipotle Ale please share your experience with us here at The Smoky Chipotle!

Chipotle Ale Tasting Notes:
Roasted chipotle peppers produce an eye opening chile flavor in this deep golden ale with a malty, smoky aroma and smooth, crisp flavor.

8 Ingredients:
Malts: Harrington, Klages & Maier Munich.
Hops: Cascade and Willamette.
Specialty: Chipotle Peppers.
Yeast & Water: Rogue's Pacman Yeast & Free Range Coastal Water.

World Class Package:
Draft, 12oz Bottle, 22oz Bottle

Awards:
2006 World Beer Championships—Silver
2005 Great International Beer Competition—3rd
2005 West Coast Brew Fest Competition—1st

HISTORY
Dedicated to Spanish author Juan de la Cueva, who, in 1575, wrote of a Mexican dish that combined seedless chipotles with beer: Chipotle Ale is based on Rogue’s American Amber Ale, but delicately spiced with smoked chipotle chile peppers. Blend it with Rogue Chocolate Stout and create a Mole black and tan!

Fancy Food Show Brings Exotic Chipotle Blend

2009-01-19T10:18:00.000-08:00

White Jasmine, LLC just introduced their new Sajji Masala at this years Winter Fancy Food Show. This spice blend consists of Chipotle peppers, garlic, brown sugar, Mexican oregano, in addition to several other flavorful spices.

The particular Sajji flavor is a staple in the southern part of Pakistan, where traditionally many meats are marinated in delicious spices and roasted in hot sand. "Our goal was to capture that flavor and aroma, I would say we have been successful in doing that".

Sajji Masala can be used with any kind of meats, fish and vegetables. Some of our fans even use it in their egg salad sandwiches, this blend adds fabulous flavor to just about anything.

Try their recipes for Spicy Hamburgers and Sajji Garlic Chicken available on their website.

White Jasmine is confident that once you try their Sajji Masala, it will be really hard for you to stop cooking and trying this incredible spice in almost anything.

Ed's Roadhouse Jerky: BBQ Chipotle Flavor

2008-12-15T06:43:00.000-08:00

Here at The Smoky Chipotle we are always looking for great new products so we got real excited when we came across this amazing product; it practically redefines the term beef jerky:

Ed's RoadHousE Jerky

www.edsroadhousejerky.com

BBQ Chipotle Jerky

All Natural
No artificial ingredients or preservatives but packed with bbq flavor and a very nice kick of Chipotle. This is probably destined to be the most popular jerky in time once more people try it. Only brought on-line on the 12th of August 2008 but trials have proved it's going to be a hit - Give it a try! you will not be disappointed $3.75 for a 2.oz pkg Make sure to try all our different jerky flavors.

At Ed's RoadHousE Jerky we don't only sell jerky! "Salsas & Hot Sauces" are also our specialty, We will be adding new items to our website one being a big hit at party's is our Chipotle Salsa this one seems to always grow legs and the first one to leave you can't keep this one at a party long!

Hot Sauces for those of you that were addicted to Pete's F.O.A.D sauce, which is no longer available we have replicated it's great flavor and we will be adding it to our Hot Sauce product line with many others.

New and Exciting products coming soon to our website! We can't wait.

Edward Herman

Founder of Ed's RoadHousE®Jerky.Com

www.edsroadhousejerky.com

P.O.Box 5014, Buffalo Grove,IL 60089

Toll Free Number 1.877. 228.7328

E-mail: ed@edsroadhousejerky.com

'Tis The Season For Chipotle Sale!

2008-11-14T19:12:00.000-08:00

RoJosGourmet.com is blasting off the Holiday shopping season early again this year! Check out some of the awesome chipotle deals they are offering up as part of their Appetite Stimulus Package Sale!

No point in waiting for the Black Friday nightmare at the mall. Give the Smoky Chipotle Gift of Flavor this year, save a ton of cash and your sanity. More importantly you will be giving your special someone a Gourmet gift they will truly appreciate!

Pebble Creek Toasted Chipotle Honey Mustard

Just the right amount of zesty flavor to offset the perfectly balanced sweet honey and tangy mustard, it will be love at first bite.

Sale Price: $4.65
You Save $1.60!

Russian River Fine Foods Chipotle Ketchup

A new and enjoyable twist on one of America's most popular condiments. With just a hint of sweetness and a bit of smoky spice from the chipotle peppers.

Sale Price: $5.25
You Save $1.24!

Monty's Party Picante Sauce - Chipotle

Monty's Gourmet produces the most award winning salsa available anywhere. The trophies say it all and your taste buds will agree.

Sale Price: $3.95
You Save $2.30!

Monty's Smokin' Chipotle BBQ Sauce

After 2 years in the making, Monty has finally come up with his own brand of Kansas City style BBQ sauces. Not only are they NEW, they have already won several awards!

Sale Price: $4.55
You Save $1.54!

Monty's Dancing Fire Chipotle Hot Sauce

Only The Finest Chipotle Peppers Are Allowed To Be Put Into This Gourmet Blend Of Peppers & Spices So You Get Only The Best Product.

Sale Price: $3.95
You Save $2.00!

Find these and many more blowout sale priced items at RoJo's Gourmet Foods

Montezuma Brand Chipotle Seasoning

2008-11-05T18:02:00.000-08:00

North of the Border Pepper Co's Montezuma Chipotle Seasoning is a hot smoky, chile and herb mix to blend with sour cream as a dip, or use as a great grill rub. Lots of other uses for this popular seasoning as well!

North of the border has a variety of Chipotle products including BBQ sauce, Catch Up, and salsas.

North of the Border Pepper Co. is dedicated to the use of chile in fun and festive ways, both traditionally and creatively. Their products are taste tested by some of the best palates in the Southwest to maintain a consistently superior quality.

North of the Border is not just a spice company. Their products are dry mixes including salsas, sauces, marinades and seasonings packaged in a see-through cellophane bag with a festive label with instructions. These are products that one can carry easily to uncivilized places. They have chile mixes for every kind of party from the intimate to the down and dirty.

To North Of The Border Pepper Co. every day has a fiesta in it somewhere. So see what they have to offer and join the party.

North Of The Border Pepper Co.
PO BOX 433
Tesuque, NM 87574
Phone: (800) 860 0681
Fax: 15058202108

Promote The Chipotle For Free!

2008-11-05T17:28:00.000-08:00

Do you make a chipotle product? Do you have a favorite chipotle product that you want to see promoted, or a recipe to share?

We will post your PR for any chipotle product on The Smoky Chipotle as long as the product contains some chipotle in one form or another.

Just send us your article, copy or press release, or recipe with image files and product information and we will get it up on The Smoky Chipotle.

We have a nice following and our reach is international. If it's exposure on a budget you are looking for; how about FREE?

send your information to smokychipotle@pacbell.net

The Smoky Chipotle reserves all editorial rights. All posts are subject to approval and are placed at the discretion of The Smoky Chipotle.

Smoky Chipotle Peppers Makes Dave's Sauce A Winner!

2008-11-04T16:46:00.000-08:00

Dave's Gourmet uses fire-roasted sweet red peppers and chipotle chiles to give this sauce a delicious, slightly smoky flavor that will enhance any dish.

Although Dave's Roasted Red Pepper & Chipotle Hot Sauce contains some habanero pulp, this sauce is one of Dave's less-fiery creations and is more of "warm" hot sauce where flavor takes precedence over fire. This was made evident when Dave's Roasted Red Pepper & Chipotle Hot Sauce took first place in the FDM Hot Sauce Shoot Out, medium chile category.

Use Dave's Roasted Red Pepper & Chipotle Sauce on pork, lamb, hamburgers, chile, and any other foods that will benefit from some smoky heat.

Dave's Gourmet Roasted Red Pepper & Chipotle Sauce can be purchased in 5oz jars or as part of the Dave's Gourmet Spicy 6 or 12 Pack.

Dave's Gourmet's site says: Roasted red peppers and smoky chipotle peppers give this sauce a wonderful fire roasted flavor that just won't quit. Try it on your burgers, tacos, sandwiches, burritos, pizza and pasta.

Don't Stand In Line, Order Online.

2008-10-28T11:06:00.000-07:00

DENVER (BUSINESS WIRE) Any computer is now a virtual Chipotle Mexican Grill thanks to the restaurant company’s newly enhanced online ordering system. The new system enables customers to place and pay for their order online, then within minutes go directly to the front of the line at the restaurant to pick it up.

“This is another way we are making our high quality food available and affordable so everyone can eat better,” said Steve Ells, Chipotle founder, chairman and CEO. “We can deliver a great Chipotle experience in a way that meets the demands of time-pressed customers.”

Among the new features added to Chipotle’s online ordering system include a secure credit card payment capability that can save customers’ information so they do not have to re-enter it every time they log on. An expanded group ordering feature allows customers to place multi-item orders under a single name, invite others via e-mail to add to their order, and manage group orders online. Like the previous generation online ordering system, the updated version allows customers to save their own favorite meals online, as well as those of friends, family or co-workers. The system also provides ample space for comments and special instruction so customers can make the same kinds of requests they would if they visited the restaurant.

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Ketchup Redux; The Russian River Way

2008-10-22T18:04:00.000-07:00

If there was ever an existing condiment that takes change well, ketchup would be that condiment. You can squirt or pour the old standby on your fries, burgers, or dogs, but that's pretty much the limit of its humble being.

Chef Ken at Russian River Fine Foods quickly realized the potential for improvement and took charge with this zesty version of the American Classic.

Chipotle Ketchup is a new and enjoyable twist on one of America’s most popular condiments. With just a hint of sweetness and a bit of smoky spice from the peppers, this sauce is a compliment for every thing from hamburgers and french fries to omelets or eggs cooked any style, but the reduced sweetness and the smoky, mildly spicy element lends itself to an even greater versatility.

Chef Ken has created many recipes that incorporate the use of his smoky Chipotle Ketchup. Here is a simple recipe that shows off the wonderful, subtle yet complex flavors of Chipotle Ketchup:

Smoky Chipotle Lime Prawns

Ingredients:
12 medium prawns (peeled and de-veined)
4 ounces Chipotle Ketchup
Juice of ½ of a lime
2 tbsp olive oil

Directions:
Marinate the prawns in the Chipotle ketchup for 24 hours. After the prawns are marinated, heat a sauté pan till it gets very hot then add the oil.

Take the prawns out of the Chipotle Ketchup and gently place them in the sauté pan. Sauté the prawns on one side for 2 minutes.

Turn the prawns over and add the chipotle ketchup you used as the marinate.

Squeeze the lime juice in as well. Continue to sauté for another 4 minutes. Now you are ready to serve.

Recipe: Smoky Chipotle Honey Roasted Peanuts

2008-10-19T15:06:00.001-07:00

Party season is here and we all need a few good simple ways to throw together a snack for munching. This easy zipped up beer nut recipe will be a favorite at any get together. But you don't need to wait for a party to make these sweet, smoky, and spicy treats; they're great anytime!

Ingredients:
1/3 cup white sugar
1 1/2 teaspoons chipotle chile powder
1/4 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon garlic powder
2 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons honey
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1 pound skinless peanuts

Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Stir together the sugar, chipotle powder, chili powder, and garlic powder in a small bowl; set aside.

2. Stir together the butter, honey, and kosher salt in a large saucepan over medium heat until the butter has melted, and the mixture is bubbly. Stir in the peanuts until well coated, then pour out into a 9x13 inch baking dish.

3. Bake in preheated oven until the nuts are golden brown, about 30 minutes. Stir the mixture 2 or 3 times to ensure even cooking. Once done, scrape the peanuts into a large metal bowl, and sprinkle with the spice mixture. Toss the peanuts to evenly coat with the spice mixture. Allow the peanuts to cool to room temperature, tossing every few minutes so the nuts do not stick together.

Smokey Chipotle Pepper Gourmet Salsa & Dip

2008-10-18T00:49:00.000-07:00

The great white north is home to Epicurean Foods; makers of Prospero Smokey Chipotle Pepper Gourmet Salsa & Dip.

Epicurean Foods describes their salsa as follows:
"The rustic taste of our Chipotle Pepper Salsa on grilled meats is a wild new taste sensation! It's also great drizzled over cream cheese with crackers or crusty bread or as a delicious new topping on rice, steamed vegetables and mashed potatoes. "

This is one of the six fine salsas Epicurean food makes. The Raspberry & Chipotle Pepper Gourmet Salsa & Dip would be a nice change for the chipotle lover that likes their salsa with some sweet fruity elements.

If anyone has had the opportunity to try these great looking salsas from Canada we would love to get your feedback on them!

Willie B's Texas Style BQ Sauce; Blazin Hot and Smokey Chipotle

2008-10-17T22:09:00.000-07:00

We found this smokey chipotle BBQ sauce at Willie B's who claim to be "Authentic Texans". Seems like both flavors are smokey chipotle but the Blazin' hot is Chipotle'er!

Texas Style Smokey Chipotle BBQ Sauce- in Texas, barbecue is king. This is a traditional Texas sauce...thick
and slightly sweet with chipotle peppers added to give it a warm smokey flavor. This sauce is delicious on any
kind of meat, as a marinade, or a sandwich topping. Try it on brisket, chicken, fish, or pork.

Texas Style Blazin' Hot BBQ Sauce- don't let the name fool you, this one is REAL good. And only the wimpiest
out there will find it too hot. We take our Smokey Chipotle BBQ Sauce and simply add more chipotle pepper
to it to give it more heat.

2nd place winner in the 2006 Fiery Food Challenge!!!

Recipe: Smoky Chipotle Crab Cakes with Chipotle Aioli

2008-10-05T13:07:00.000-07:00

We added the Smoky Chipotle zing to some plain crab cakes to make them extra special! If you like crab cakes you'll love these with the addition of a snappy chipotle aioli.

Ingredients:
Aioli
3/4 cup mayonnaise
1 tablespoon fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon chopped roasted peppers packed in jar
1 tablespoon minced canned chipotle chiles

Crab Cakes
1 cup Masa Harina (corn flour)
12 ounces crab meat
1/2 cup finely chopped red bell pepper
6 tablespoons mayonnaise
6 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
3 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon fresh lime juice
1 tablespoon grated lemon peel

2 tablespoons olive oil

Directions:
Chipotle Aioli:
Combine all ingredients in bowl. Mix well. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.

Crab Cakes:
Preheat oven to 350°F. Spread Masa Harina on heavy baking sheet. Bake until lightly toasted, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Cool.

Combine crab meat, bell pepper, mayonnaise, cilantro, lime juice and lemon peel in medium sized bowl. Mix in 1/2 cup toasted Masa Harina. Season to taste with salt. Shape crab mixture into twelve 2 1/2-inch-diameter patties, using scant 1/3 cup mixture for each. Place remaining Masa Harina in shallow dish. Add crab cakes 1 at a time, turning to coat. Transfer to baking sheet. (Can be prepared in advance. Cover and refrigerate.)

Heat oil in heavy large skillet over medium-high heat. Add crab cakes in small batches and cook until browned and heated through, about 2 minutes per side. Transfer to plates. Serve with aioli.

New From Planters; Wicked Hot Chipotle Peanuts

2008-10-05T12:34:00.000-07:00

Planters Wicked Hot Chipotle Peanuts are available at your favorite snack food purveyor. We found a bag in the snack section at our local consumer electronic store. Everyday we are finding snack food companies are starting to cater to spicier tastes, and I say it's about time!

You used to have to find some Ass Kickin' Peanuts or some torched up nut snack from Dave's Gourmet Foods if you wanted to feel the fire in your snacky treats. Today even Planters is lighting up their peanuts with fiery Chipotle peppers.

These smoky toasty hot peanuts were nice and hot compared to the usual mainstream snacks but I would not call them hot in Chile-head terms. They will warm you up and they are a tasty improvement on plain old salted peanuts

Is the Chile-head taste spreading to mainstream America? I would have to say it's definitely spreading... like wildfire.

Ketchipotle; Hot & Smoky Chipotle Ketchup.

2008-09-28T20:14:00.000-07:00

Dave Schy works as a freelance chef/culinary consultant. Over the years Chef Schy has created products and recipes for companies large and small all over North America.

His creations can be found on thousands of menus and grocery store shelves in the United States, Canada and Mexico. After a long and distinguished career as an Executive Chef, Dave has moved to Palm Desert California where he spends his time swimming laps and dreaming up new products and recipes for his company, New Taste LLC, as well as other companies. The product we are luvin here at The Smoky Chipotle is Ketchipotle!

Ketchipotle - The combination of ketchup and the sizzling hot and smokey chipotle pepper have produced the latest big, bold flavor sensation from Chef Dave, his new smokin' hot creation, Ketchipotle. Ketchipotle is a delicious balance of spicy, hot, sweet, and smoky flavors that make it the perfect addition to your condiment line up. It can be used as an extreme ketchup or as one of the best barbeque sauces you will ever taste. Ketchipotle is the second in a series of contemporary ketchup recipes created by Chef Dave.

Monty's Smokin' Chipotle BBQ Sauce... Awesome!

2008-09-27T19:45:00.000-07:00

Monty's Gourmet Foods has been around for quite some time now. Monty has collected many awards for his man products and recently the Smokin' Chipotle BBQ Sauce has won awards in two categories atFiery Food Challenge the; BBQ Sauce-Smoked, and BBQ Sauce-Chipotle.

Even though this site is dedicated to the smoky chipotle pepper we'll cover all four of Monty's BBQ sauces. I think we should start with the most standard flavor; Smokin’ Mesquite BBQ Sauce. It is a blend of molasses, herbs, and spices, and all the other goodness that Monty put in. This is the favorite for the BBQ lover; it is sticky and sweet and delicious, with just the right amount of smoky flavor. While this is a fantastic finishing sauce and makes a perfect glaze for your ribs, brisket or what have you, it is not the most daring flavor of the bunch.

The Smokin’ Roasted Garlic BBQ Sauce is the Garlic Lovers Dream. It shows all the qualities of the mesquite sauce minus the molasses; and the garlicky goodness takes over and imparts the magical garlic joujou to anything you dip, brush, or pour this tasty sauce on. I can’t get enough of this one myself!

Chipotle, A word that simply means smoked pepper. It’s not that simple when it comes to Monty’s Smokin’ Chipotle BBQ Sauce. This is a marriage made in heaven. Just the right amount of heat has been joined to just the right amount of sweet. What more could you want? If you like your BBQ spicy Monty has created the perfect sauce for you!

The final product in this line is the Smokin’ No Sugar Added BBQ Sauce. I gotta say this is the first sugar free sauce I have tasted that actually tastes like BBQ Sauce. This sauce is diabetic friendly, carb friendly and most importantly taste bud friendly. Actually it’s Delicious! I have had over 20 people taste this sauce and none of them would believe it is sugar free! I even showed them the label and they still don’t believe it. It tastes that good!

Recipe: Smoky Chipotle Mango Salsa

2008-09-22T19:08:00.000-07:00

Ingredients:

1/2 bunch cilantro finely chopped
2 mangos peeled & chopped
1 red onion chopped
4 tomatillos roasted chopped
4-5 canned chipotle peppers in adobo
4 cloves garlic chopped
salt to taste

Directions:
Combine ingredients serve.

Rob Burns at foodluvin shared this awesome recipe for his Chipotle Mango Salsa. If you like salsa you will LOVE this spicy, sweet & smoky treat. Serve it with your favorite tortilla chips or do what we did; for an Pan-Asian twist cross cut wonton wrappers and deep fry them crispy golden brown.

FoodPorn: Raspberry Chipotle Chicken Wings

2008-09-22T16:32:00.000-07:00

In our never ending search for all that is Chipotle, we came across this review of the Wildwood BBQ by Food Mayhem. They have a nice spot in cyberspace and hey, they like chipotle!

If you have some FoodPorn to share send it to smokychipotle @pacbell.net and put FOODPORN in the subject line. We'll put it up and give you some cred. But remember it has to be about something chipotle!

California Blends Sweet Smoky Chipotle Hot Sauce

2008-09-20T16:41:00.000-07:00

Sweet Smoky Chipotle – Medium Hot- The best seller of our product line is a unique take on BBQ sauce. It has complex layered flavors that combine smoky sweetness and peppery heat levels that come from the variety of ingredients we use. We start with a classic BBQ flavor from Molasses, Honey and Brown Sugar added to Tomato Paste. We then add the smoky chipotle pepper and for an added kick of BBQ flavor, some “liquid smoke”. We then add our special Habanero Blend mash to give it that intense habanero heat. The flavors of this sauce intensify in a surprisingly pleasant way making it almost impossible to stop eating.

Here is an excerpt from a review on Hot Sauce Blog. Follow the link to read the entire review.

It seems only fitting that I review a California Blends Hot Sauce while in California. When this package first arrived I couldn’t be more excited, you see, California Blends comes out of Chico, CA - a town that I practically grew up in. My brother and I used to hit Chico for all sorts of mischievous activities, mostly hanging out in the Chico Mall or exploring Bidwell Park. So suffice to stay, the city of Chico is near and dear to my heart and I couldn’t be happier to review a hot sauce that hails from there.

The first in the California Blends product line up to bat was the Chipotle Sweet & Smoky Hot Sauce - and I’ll admit, I first tried this the day it arrived in NYC, I couldn’t wait until we got to California - but it did make the trip from NYC to LA with me.

Description from the bottle: Spice up your meals with some fresh California flavor! Use our smoky Chipotle Habanero Blend at your next BBQ for a fiery flavor that’s sweet with honey. Also great in pasta, sandwiches, sauces and dips. Shake it on and enjoy!

Read the Whole Review...

Chocolate Chipotle Brownies; Chewy, Sticky, Spicy?

2008-09-20T13:27:00.000-07:00

Chocolate and chipotle are a classic combination in both sweet and savory dishes. Thanks to Phil M. For submitting this awesome recipe.

Ingredients:
1 cup butter regular or unsalted (2 sticks)
1 cup flour
4 ounces unsweetened chocolate
1/2 cups sugar
1 teaspoon cinnamon
3/4 teaspoon chipotle chile powder
4 eggs
1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
1 teaspoon vanilla
powdered sugar - opt.

Directions:
Preheat oven to 325°.
Grease and flour baking dish.
Heat butter and chocolate in saucepan over medium low heat, stirring until all is melted.
In a medium bowl, stir together flour, sugar, cinnamon, and chipotle chile pepper.
Add sugar mixture to the melted chocolate and butter mixture, stir to combine.
Add eggs and vanilla.
Mix until smooth.
Turn off the heat and add chocolate chips.
Pour mixture into a prepared baking pan.
Bake until the center is set, 35-40 minutes.
Cool completely and garnish if desired, with a dusting of powdered sugar.
Cut into small squares and serve.

The Cheech Smokin' Chipotle Hot Sauce

2008-09-20T12:20:00.000-07:00

With the new Cheech & Chong Comedy Tour; "Light Up America & Canada" on its way, the Cheech's hot sauces have found a rebirth in popularity. Our favorite is of course; the Smokin' Chipotle Hot Sauce!

The Cheech mashes jalapeno, cayenne, tabasco and the fiery habanero (the hottest chile in the world) peppers together to age, then adds sweet molasses, sugar cane vinegar and a splash of rum to create a robust sauce that's SMOKIN' HOT & full-bodied with zesty flavor - treat like a fine wine - the older it gets the better it tastes. Great with fish-n-fowl, beef, pork, soups, dips and Mexican-style cooking. The Cheech Smokin' Chipotle Sauce is "Waatsappenin."

Arriba! Smoked Chipotle Bean Dip

2008-09-20T11:33:00.000-07:00

After moving to the United States, Miguel Barrios could never find salsa quite as good as the salsa he had grown up with in Mexico City. So, utilizing his heritage, he created such a salsa by pioneering the open-roasted process in which he "Fire-Roasts" all the fresh vegetables prevalent in Mexican salsa products today.

Established in 1988, Riba Foods, Inc. is still a family-owned business and remains one of the premier fire-roasting packers in the U.S. Additionally, Riba Foods produces traditional Picante Sauces, as well as Italian Sauces, Bar-B-Que Sauces, Drink Mixes, and more.

Arriba! Smoked Chipotle Bean Dip is made from dried pinto beans which are slow cooked and combined with chipotle salsa, cilantro and other vegetables and spices to create an all-natural, delicious snack.

This stuff is available pretty much anywhere and if you need a quick smoky chipotle bean dip fix this should take care of it.

Chipotle Mexican Grill Ancho Chile Marinade For Chicken

2008-09-19T20:16:00.000-07:00

I found this recipe on Recipe Link. It claims that the source is Steve Ells, Founder, CEO & Chef - Chipotle Mexican Grill.

Somehow, with my little insight into the fast food world, I doubt that Steve Ells is giving out the recipes that Chipotle relies on to provide the company with revenue. So let's just call this a copycat recipe. Enjoy!

1 (2 ounce) package dried ancho chiles
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoons cumin powder
2 tablespoons fresh oregano, chopped
6 cloves garlic
1/2 red onion, quartered
1/4 cup vegetable oil
4 chicken breasts or meat of choice

Soak dry chiles in water overnight or until soft.

Remove seeds. Add all ingredients except chicken in food processor. Puree until smooth. Spread mixture over chicken breasts and refrigerate at least one hour, up to 24 hours.

Heat grill to about 400 degrees F, or if cooking inside, heat small amount of oil in skillet or grill pan over high heat.

Salt chicken breasts to taste. Grill chicken breasts about4 minutes per side, depending upon thickness, until done.

Serve with rice, black beans, or choice of side dish. Garnish with fresh cilantro.

Chipotle "Burrito Rain". Really Did We Have To Go There?

2008-09-19T19:55:00.000-07:00

Remember Chocolate Rain, the ridiculous song by Tay Zonday. You know the one that went viral and exploded all over YouTube. I can only imagine it was caused by some kind of simultaneous mental malfunction. Well looks like the good people at Chipotle Mexican Grill enjoyed it as well:

Three Hot Tamales Rocks The Smokin' Chipotle.

2008-09-18T23:47:00.000-07:00

Tangy and Sweet with a kick is what the Three Hot Tamales have achieved with this versatile BBQ Sauce. Sauteed onions, Smoked Chipotle Peppers and brown sugar create a flavor that any meat will desire.

Flavor and Taste 10/10
Nice rounded flavor. You can taste the smokiness of the peppers, sweet and tangy with a good bite

Consistency 10/10
Very thick and chunky. You can see large chunks of onion. Great color, bold reddish brown

Label 9/10
Excellent use of simplicity and white space; sure to be a classic with the attention paid to design basics. However it is whats inside that will keep folks coming back again and again.And this sauce will do that for sure!

Heat Level 5/10
Great heat level. Perfect for that rack of ribs; nice and spicy but it won't burn the lips right off your face! The nice texture a well as the balanced flavor along with just the right amount of zip makes this sauce perfect for any BBQ.

Overall 9/10
The Three Hot Tamales have a real winner with this sauce. It incorporates all the elements that make great BBQ. Great Flavor, nice texture, and just the right amount of heat! A winner on any grill!

Visit THT To Order Some For Yourself!

Smoky Chipotle for Jack In The Box!

2008-09-18T15:30:00.000-07:00

With more time-strapped Americans eating on the go, quick-serve snacks have become increasingly popular. In response to this growing trend, Jack in the Box(R) restaurants today debut Pita Snacks -- a new product platform of snack-sized, wrap-style sandwiches -- in several of its markets, primarily in the west. The quick-serve chain plans to complete its system wide roll out of the new sandwiches by the end of September.

Jack's new Pita Snacks feature a choice of grilled or crispy chicken strips, strips of marinated sirloin steak, or a fish fillet, shredded cheddar cheese, shredded lettuce and a smoky chipotle sauce wrapped in a pita made with whole grain.

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Wikipedia On The Chipotle Pepper

2008-09-11T23:40:00.000-07:00

The word chipotle, which was also sometimes spelled chilpoctle and chilpotle, comes to English originally from the Nahuatl word chilpoctli by way of Mexican Spanish. The Nahuatl word chilpoctli means "smoked chile", formed from chil (="chile pepper") + poctli (="smoke"). The original Nahuatl word was spelled "pochilli" and has apparently become reversed. Other early spellings from Mexico are tzilpoctil, tzonchilli and texochilli.

A chipotle (pronounced chee-POTE-lay) is a smoke-dried jalapeño chili used primarily in Mexican, Mexican-American, Tex-Mex, and Mexican-inspired cuisine.

There are many varieties of jalapeños which vary in size and heat. In Mexico, the jalapeño is also known as the cuaresmeño and gordo. Until recently, chipotles were almost exclusively found in the markets of central and southern Mexico. As Mexican food became more popular in the United States in the late 20th century and into the 21st century, jalapeño production and processing began to move into Northern Mexico and the United States.

Typically, a grower will pass through a jalapeño field multiple times, picking the best green jalapeños for market. At the end of the growing season, jalapeños naturally begin to turn red. There is an extensive fresh market for red jalapeños in both Mexico and the United States. Many U.S. growers disk the red jalapeños into the ground. They are kept on the vine as long as possible. When the jalapeños are deep red and have lost much of their moisture, they are selected to be made into chipotles.

The red jalapeños are moved to a closed smoking chamber where they are spread out on metal grills. Wood is placed in a firebox, and the smoke enters the sealed chamber. Every few hours the jalapeños are stirred to improve smoke penetration. The chiles are smoked for several days until most of the moisture is removed. At the end of the process, the chipotles have dried up in a manner akin to prunes or raisins. The underlying heat of the jalapeños is combined with the taste of smoke. Typically ten pounds of jalapeños make one pound of chipotle.

In recent years, growers have begun using large gas dryers. Some processors have even started to use liquid smoke. These techniques produce what most culinary experts believe to be an inferior chipotle chile.

Chipotles are a key ingredient that impart a relatively mild but earthy spiciness to many dishes in Mexican cuisine. The chiles are used to make various salsas. Chipotle chiles can also be ground up and combined with other spices to make a meat marinade known as an adobo.

Smoky Chipotle Popcorn Seasoning

2008-09-11T23:22:00.000-07:00

When it's movie time and you're just not satisfied with the bland greasy popcorn they're serving at the theater, whip out the Smoky Chipotle Popcorn Seasoning from Urban Accents to liven things up!

How to Use It... For maximum munchability ... Liberally sprinkle Smoky Chipotle All Natural Popcorn Seasoning onto freshly popped popcorn as desired. For microwave popcorn, sprinkle generously into bag and reheat for 5 seconds.

Ingredients Salt, Chipotle Pepper, Dehydrated Garlic, Dehydrated Onion, Spices, Natural Flavors and Tricalcium Phophate to prevent caking.

The Legal Battle for Smokey Chipotle Burns On

2008-09-11T23:05:00.000-07:00

It has the potential to be a modern day tale of David and Goliath, if not for the fact that David was a hero with the best interests of his people at hand; perhaps more of a Jack and the beanstalk? In any event it is about a giant and a pipsqueak and it plays out like this.

Kentucky Fried chicken enters the market with their Original Recipe in 1940. It was not until 1974 when they toyed with the idea of a new formula and Extra Crispy was introduced. Now more than two decades later The Colonel has introduces an exciting new flavor in their Smoky Chipotle Crispy Chicken. Interestingly, KFC has decided to roll out this flavor for a limited time only despite the public’s craving for spicy chicken.

Yum! Brands in Louisville, KY; the world’s largest purveyor of fried chicken is the owner of the KFC brand with 14,000 locations in fifty states and ninety-eight countries.

Enter one Chuck Evans; in 1993 Chuck filed for a trademark for the descriptive term “Smokey Chipotle” for use as applied to sauces and condiments. The assigned examining attorney reviewed his application and in March of 1994 he was refused the registration of this trademark....

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Chocopotle Chipotle Hot Sauce By Scorpion Bay

2008-09-11T09:37:00.000-07:00

Smoky. thick. Sweet. And a slight hint of chocolate. The Scorpion Bay Hot Sauce Company combined them all, and added a few sprinkles of our own secret ingredients to bring you—Chocopotle! It’s perfect as a marinade for pork or Portobello mushrooms. Thinking about a BBQ? Brush it on tofu, meat or whatever you have grilling over the coals. Once you’ve tasted this unforgettable hot sauce you’ll find yourself saying, “Chocopotle, where have you been all my life!”

Recipe - Chipotle Chile :
Serves 4 to 6

3 pounds chuck roast (1 inch cubes or ground)
2 large onions, diced
1 tbs olive oil
5 to 8 cloves of garlic, chopped
Salt/pepper/Chile Powder
1 bay leaf
1 bottle Scorpion Bay Chipotle Hot Sauce
4 cups cooked pinto beans (If you are purest you can keep the beans separate and add as needed to cool down the fire)

Heat olive oil. Sauté garlic and onions. Add cubed chuck roast brown. Add chile powder to add enough to give it a good red color. Add bay leaf. Gradually add Scorpion Bay Chipotle Hot sauce, add enough so that you begin to get a good smokey Chipotle flavor and it is hot enough for your individual preference. Salt and pepper to taste. Reduce heat cover simmer, the longer the better at least one hour. Serve with cold beans on the side add as needed to reduce the heat