Definition of chipotle
: a smoked and usually dried jalapeño pepper
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Inventive fans routinely load up their dollar dogs with onion ring bites, chipotle sauce, extra cheese and other toppings.
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Four moist, jumbo Gulf shrimp were topped in a crumb stuffing with scallops, crab, and lobster and seasoned with a light drizzle of chipotle sauce for extra kick.
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Queen City Sausage, a venerable Cincinnati brand, has created three hot sausages for the Reds: a chipotle, a jalapeno and a ghost pepper.
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The flavor is ratcheted up with the smoky spice of a chipotle chile in adobo, as well as earthy cumin and coriander.
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Plus, a bit of smoky chipotle in the dressing warms up everything.
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Sliced onions, chipotle chiles, garlic cloves, and chicken broth (less than the recipe calls for, maybe ¾ cup) go into a pan and brought up to a simmer.
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Combine the mayonnaise, chipotle chile and garlic in a small bowl.
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Add cumin, cocoa powder, chipotle chile, coriander, and 1 teaspoon salt and cook, stirring, 30 seconds.
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Origin and Etymology of chipotle
Mexican Spanish chipotle, chilpotle, from Nahuatl *chīlpōctli, from chīlli chili pepper + pōctli smoke, something smoked
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