Adobo marinade recipe

Name: Adobo marinade recipe
Cook time: 1 h
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Asian
Ingredients: 8 dried ancho chillies*, stemmed, halved and seeded; 4 cloves garlic, peeled; 1 tbsp whole black peppercorns; ½ tsp whole cloves; 2 tbsp sesame seeds; 1 tsp ground ginger; 1 tsp ground cumin; 1 tbsp dried oregano; ½ cup dark beer; ¼ cup white vinegar

Neil Perry

February 16, 2023

Time:30 mins - 1 hourServes:4

Adobo is a popular marinade in Philippine cuisine for meat, seafood, or vegetables and can be prepared up to a week in advance,

Ingredients

8 dried ancho chillies*, stemmed, halved and seeded
4 cloves garlic, peeled
1 tbsp whole black peppercorns
½ tsp whole cloves
2 tbsp sesame seeds
1 tsp ground ginger
1 tsp ground cumin
1 tbsp dried oregano
½ cup dark beer
¼ cup white vinegar

Method

This adobo recipe is the marinade for Neil Perry's braised short ribs recipe.
1. Preheat the oven to 180C (160C fan-forced).
2. In a bowl, cover the chillies with boiling water (about 2 cups); and allow to soften, this should take about 30 minutes.
3. Line an oven tray with baking paper. Place garlic, peppercorns, cloves and sesame seeds on a tray and roast for 10 minutes. Add the ginger, cumin and oregano, roast for a further 5-10 minutes until the sesame seeds are lightly brown (be careful not to burn them) and the spices are aromatic.
4. Place the spices, chillies, beer, vinegar and ¼ cup of the chilli-soaking liquid in a blender and blend to a smooth, thick paste.

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