Adobo peppers always come in cans that have roughly a cup of peppers in each- yet recipes rarely call for more than 1 or 2 as they are so hot. Unless you make mexican every night- you're going to be wondering what to do with the ones you didn't use. With this trick you'll never throw away extra peppers- and you ALWAYS have some handy when you need them.
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When you use what you need- wrap the rest individually in little twists of saran wrap making sure to get all the air out. Freeze and they will keep forever- always right there at your fingertips!
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You can also take the whole can, whirl it in your food processor, then measure out what you need and freeze the rest in portions in an old ice cube tray.
USE2BFAT12/21/2011 2:15:00 PM
this is true, when I went to a cooking class in which we used these, the instructor (a very well known chef) told us to do this with our leftovers.
GBTRIGIRL2/21/2011 7:15:00 AM
What is the trick?
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