Toasted Chipotle Steak

Name: Toasted Chipotle Steak
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: about 1½ cups (350 ml)
Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients: 14-oz can fire-roasted diced in juice (400 g) Tomato; 3 cloves halved Garlic; 3 canned chipotles Chipotle; 1/2 tsp dried Mexican (0.5 g) Oregano; 2 Tbsp (30 ml) Cider Vinegar; about 1 1/2 tsp (9 g) Salt

Independent adaptation of a publicly published Rick Bayless recipe. Not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Rick Bayless.

Rick Bayless's Toasted Chipotle Steak, from the published recipe.

Ratio

Cider Vinegar 30 ml

Ingredients

Tomato — 14-oz can fire-roasted diced in juice (400 g)
Garlic — 3 cloves halved
Chipotle — 3 canned chipotles
Oregano — 1/2 tsp dried Mexican (0.5 g)
Cider Vinegar — 2 Tbsp (30 ml)
Salt — about 1 1/2 tsp (9 g)

Method

This sauce is cooked on the stove — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Cook ingredients gently according to the published technique, adapted here as pantry quantities only.
Finish off heat; adjust seasoning.

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Toasted Chipotle Steak wants a whisk and a stove — make it from this page.

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Provenance

Mexican–Mexican-American chef of Frontera Grill and Michelin-starred Topolobampo in Chicago; James Beard Outstanding Chef and Best Chef: Midwest. Regional Mexican research over four decades.

Originally published as Chipotle Steak Sauce.

Adapted from a recipe published by Rick Bayless in Mexico—One Plate at a Time (Season 7).

FAQ

Can this go in a shake jar?

No — this one needs a blender or stove, so make it from this page. Jars only carry pour-and-shake sauces — its companion jar is below.

What do the quantities mean?

Amounts follow the published recipe in household units (with metric in parentheses). On a jar, every sauce scales to the same fill height.

Where did this recipe come from?

Adapted from Mexico—One Plate at a Time (Season 7) (published as “Chipotle Steak Sauce”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

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