Description
Homemade spicy chipotle mayo blends smoky complexity with creamy richness. Chipotle peppers and zesty ingredients create a bold condiment perfect for sandwiches, tacos, and grilled dishes you’ll crave.
Ingredients
Scale
- ½ cup (120 ml) mayonnaise
- 2 tbsps (30 ml) sour cream
- 2–3 chipotle peppers canned in adobo sauce
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) adobo sauce from canned peppers
- 1 tbsp (15 ml) fresh lime juice
- ½ tsp smoked paprika
- ½ tsp granulated garlic
Instructions
- Preparation: Combine chipotle peppers, mayonnaise, lime juice, garlic, and salt in a blending container.
- Blending: Immerse an immersion blender deep into the mixture, pressing firmly to prevent splashing while pureeing on low speed with controlled pulses until ingredients transform into a smooth, creamy emulsion.
- Texture Refinement: Continue processing until the sauce achieves a consistent, velvety consistency with no visible chunks, periodically stopping to scrape down sides and assess the blend’s uniformity.
- Flavor Development: Transfer the chipotle mayo to a sealed container and refrigerate for 60 minutes, allowing the flavors to meld and intensify, creating a more robust and harmonious condiment.
- Final Adjustment: Taste the sauce, making subtle seasoning modifications if necessary to balance the smoky heat of chipotle with the creamy base, ensuring a perfectly calibrated flavor profile.
Notes
- Prevent Splattering: Fully submerge the immersion blender to avoid messy kitchen explosions and keep your cooking area clean.
- Blend with Precision: Use gentle pulse motions on low speed to create a smooth, uniform sauce without over-mixing or breaking the emulsion.
- Flavor Development: Refrigerate the chipotle mayo for at least an hour to allow the spicy and creamy notes to meld together intensely.
- Taste and Adjust: Sample the sauce before serving and fine-tune the seasoning to achieve the perfect balance of heat and creaminess.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Category: Snacks, Appetizer, Lunch
- Method: Blending
- Cuisine: Mexican
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 1 g
- Sodium: 290 mg
- Fat: 15 g
- Saturated Fat: 2 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 12 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 3 g
- Fiber: 0 g
- Protein: 1 g
- Cholesterol: 10 mg