Smokeway Green Chile Adobo

Name: Smokeway Green Chile Adobo
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 10 min
Yield: about 2½ cups (600 ml)
Cuisine: Latin
Ingredients: ½ head garlic, unpeeled cloves Garlic; 4–5 fresh serranos, stemmed Serrano; ~2 cups loosely packed cilantro (thick stems off) (480 ml) Cilantro; ~2 cups loosely packed flat-leaf parsley (480 ml) Parsley; 1 cup olive oil (240 ml) Olive Oil; 2 generous tsp salt (10 ml) Salt

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

From a starred kitchen & national award winner.

Ratio

Cilantro 480 mlParsley 480 mlOlive Oil 240 mlSalt 10 ml

Ingredients

Garlic — ½ head garlic, unpeeled cloves
Serrano — 4–5 fresh serranos, stemmed
Cilantro — ~2 cups loosely packed cilantro (thick stems off) (480 ml)
Parsley — ~2 cups loosely packed flat-leaf parsley (480 ml)
Olive Oil — 1 cup olive oil (240 ml)
Salt — 2 generous tsp salt (10 ml)

Method

This sauce needs a blender — the jar is for storing it, not making it.
Combine measured ingredients and blend until smooth.
Taste and adjust salt and acid.

Companion jar

Smokeway Green Chile Adobo wants a blender — make it from this page.

The jar carries pour-and-shake sauces. These are its closest cousins from kitchens like this one:

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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 Green Chile Adobo.

Adapted from a Rick Bayless recipe (Rick Bayless / rickbayless.com (pantry series)).

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 Rick Bayless / rickbayless.com (pantry series) (published as “Green Chile Adobo”). Full citation lives in Provenance.

Companion jar