Red and Green Adobo Sauce

By lorik

By Rick Bayless

Ingredients

• Red Adobo:
• 8 garlic cloves
• 1/2 cup ancho chili powder
• 1 1/4 cup boiling water
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp pepper
• 1/8 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp oregano
• 3 Tbsp cider vinegar
• 1 tsp salt
• Green Adobo:
• 6 large unpeeled garlic cloves
• 4 Serrano chiles
• 1 bunch cilantro
• 1 bunch parsley
• 1 cup olive oil
• 1 tsp salt

Preparation

Step 1

Red Adobo:
Place garlic cloves in a microwave safe dish and cover with water; microwave on high for 1 minute. Blend chili powder with boiling water. Mince softened garlic. Add garlic, cinnamon, pepper, cumin, oregano, cider vinegar and salt to chili powder mixture. Use as a marinade, mix with roasted potatoes, mix with ground pork to make chorizo.

Green Adobo:
Roast garlic and serranos in a skillet over medium heat until soft. Peel garlic and process with chiles, cilantro, parsley, olive oil and salt.