Chipotles In Piloncillo Recipes

CHILE CHIPOTLES EN ESCABECHE

Steps:

• Put all ingredients except for oil in a pan bring to boil for 10 minutes.
• Make sure you don't overcook you do not want the carrot or cauliflower to be mushy.
• This can be canned in jars of any size. Top off with Olive oil, a little bit in smaller jars and all if you use one large jar.

CHIPOTLES IN PILONCILLO

Steps:

• In a large pot, bring 4 liters (1 Gallon) of water to boil. Add piloncillo; stir until dissolved. Add the rest of the ingredients; parboil just enough to slightly soften the carrots. Let cool. Check for seasonings and either can in separate small jars or one big gallon one.
• You may need to use less water depending on the amount of veggies. The sauce becomes a dark wine color from the sugar and chilies.
• You can also add baby potatoes, cauliflower, or zucchini--just make sure they don't over cook. You want them crisp not mushy.

PLANTAIN-STUFFED CHIPOTLES CHILES IN ESCABèCHE

Steps:

• Bring granulated sugar, 3 cups water, and 1 tablespoon salt to a boil in a 1 1/2- to 2-quart saucepan, stirring until sugar is dissolved, then reduce heat to simmer. While water is coming to a boil, prepare chiles. Cut a slit from stem to point down 1 side of each chile with kitchen shears. (Some brands of chiles may be precut.) Add chiles to sugar water and simmer 5 minutes, then remove pan from heat and cool chiles in liquid while making escabeche and filling.
• Cook carrot in 1/4 cup oil in a 10-inch heavy skillet over moderately low heat, covered, stirring occasionally, until crisp-tender, 3 to 5 minutes. Add allspice, thyme, marjoram, bay leaves, vinegar, piloncillo, 2 1/2 teaspoons garlic, and remaining 3/4 cup water, then bring to a simmer, stirring until piloncillo is dissolved. Remove from heat and stir in 1/2 teaspoon salt and half of onion.
• Transfer escabeche to a bowl and cool while making filling and stuffing chiles.
• Cut off ends of plantains, then remove and discard peel and cut plantains into 1/2-inch cubes. Cook remaining half of onion in remaining 2 tablespoons oil in cleaned skillet over moderate heat, stirring occasionally, until it begins to brown, about 4 minutes. Add remaining 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic and cook, stirring, 30 seconds. Add plantains and cook, stirring occasionally and lightly mashing mixture, until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Stir in remaining 3/4 teaspoon salt and remove from heat.
• Drain chiles in a colander. Cut off stems with kitchen shears and carefully scrape out all seeds clinging to seedpod and attached to veins with your fingers. Press 1 tablespoon plantain mixture into an egg shape, then stuff into a chile, molding chile around stuffing. (If chile is split in other places, arrange around stuffing and reshape chile.) Transfer chile, slit side down, to a shallow 2-quart glass or ceramic serving dish. Stuff remaining chiles with remaining filling, transferring to serving dish and arranging in 1 layer. Spoon escabeche over chiles and marinate, uncovered, at room temperature 1 hour.