Tamarind Chipotle Sauce

* Exported from MasterCook *

TAMARIND CHIPOTLE SAUCE

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Serving Size : 3 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Sauces Mexican
Vegetables

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 Block of Tamarind paste
-about 14 ounces
2 c Water
1/2 c Dark Brown Sugar
2 Cloves of Garlic
2 Chipotle chiles in adobo
Juice of one lime
-Option
2 ts Minced mint leaves

Add the Tamarind paste to the water and heat gently, stirring until smooth.
Place in a blender and puree together with the sugar, garlic, chipotles,
and
adobe / (adobo) sauce. Then add the lime juice and blend in. Serve slightly
warmed.
This sauce goes very well with any pork dish, especially barbecued pork, or
with seafood such as shrimp and soft-shelled crab, especially when combined
with a little mint.



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