Name: Chicken Wings with Chipotle Sauce (Alitas de Pollo en Salsa de Chipotle)
Yield: 8 servings as appetizer; about 2 cups sauce
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: ¼ cup chopped scailion (white part only) or onion; 2 canned chiles chipotles en adobo, or to taste, pureed in a blender or food processor; 1 garlic clove, finely minced; 2 pounds chicken wiangs; 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro leaves; 2 bay leaves; 2 garlic cloves, peeled; Salt to taste; 6 black peppercorns; 1 cup sour cream; 1 small onion, peeled; 1 cup mayonnaise

Preparation info

8
servings as appetizer; about 2 cups sauce

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Food from My Heart

By Zarela Martínez

Published 1992

About

One of my two favorite aunts, my Tía Panchita Ellis, taught me to make this sauce long before I thought of cooking professionally. Tía Panchita is slightly eccentric, totally lovable, and a fabulous cook. She entertains a lot and insists on total organization and minimum fuss. I learned a lot from her and used to be fascinated with the Lebanese dishes she would make for my uncle Ernie. The two of them are the “angels” who later made my restaurant