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Dried Shrimp
and Chipotle Pepper Salsa
The dried shrimp and chipotle pepper salsa is a combination that amazes due to the mixture of strong flavors that are combined in a subtle way. Is a very interesting salsa due to its marine flavor that is wrapped with the spicy, smoky and almost sweet touch of the chipotle pepper .
About the Recipe
- In this recipe you won’t have any complication, is very easy to make.
- The chipotle peppers must be in adobo and they can be bought canned or you can prepare them yourself.
- The original recipe is made with lard but there is no problem if it is substituted for vegetable shortening or olive oil.
- Only 15 minutes are needed to prepare the recipe.
- With this recipe you will get 2 cups of salsa.
Ingredients
Cookware
Directions
Fry and Blend- Finely chop 1/2 onion and 1 garlic clove; then reserve.
- Melt in a frying pan over medium heat 1 tablespoon of lard.
- Incorporate in the frying pan:
- The Onion that was minced.
- The Garlic clove that was minced.
- Mix the frying pan ingredients and fry them for about 2 minutes, until they are lightly fried; stir regularly.
- Transfer from the frying pan to a blender the ingredients that were fried, also add in the blender:
- 2/3 of a cup of Dried Shrimps.
- 2 Chipotle Peppers in Adobo.
- 1 cup of Water (8.4 fl oz).
- Blend very well the ingredients and reserve.
- Melt in a saucepan over low heat 1 tablespoon of lard.
- Add in the saucepan:
- The Mixture that was blended.
- 1 Bay Leaf.
- 1/4 tablespoon of Salt.
- Mix the dried shrimp and chipotle pepper salsa and cook it for about 10 minutes, until it thickens a little and acquires a more intense color; stir occasionally.
- When the cooking is done discard the bay leaf.
Delicious, Nutritious and
Amazing
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