Chipotle Chile Peppers (Morita), Dried

Chipotles are smoke-dried jalapeño peppers, with the morita variety being the most well-known (the meco/brown variety being the other). The morita variety of chipotle is smoked for just a few days until a leathery consistency is achieved. The chilies are then lightly toasted over an open flame or a flat grill top, reconstituted in water, and added to dishes to add a medium-level of heat and a desired smokey flavor that just screams Tex-Mex barbeque. Indeed, no barbecue sauce is complete without a morita.