Recipe

Black Chocolate Sponge Cake Recipe

Print Recipe

Ingredients

4 oz Dried chipotle chiles; stemmed
2 1/2 oz Piloncillo; , 1/3 c Dark brown sugar
3 Garlic cloves; peeled
1/2 ts Salt
Vegetable oil; for frying
1 1/4 c Water

Directions

Step #1 chipotle chiles (the black-red colorados, (moritas), not the light brown mecos) Salsa basics.
Step #2 1.
Step #3 Into a medium-size (2-to-3 quart) saucepan, bring to a boil, add the piloncillo (or brown sugar), measure 1-1/4 c of water, remove from the heat & stir until the sugar is dissolved.
Step #4 2.
Step #5 Set the skillet of oil over med-heat/flame.
Step #6 When quite hot, add half of the chiles.
Step #7 Stir as they toast to a spicy-smelling, mahogany brown, about 2 min.
Step #8 Use a slotted spoon to scoop them out, then drop them directly into the sweet water, leaving as much oil as possible behind, Fry/toast the remaining chiles in the same way.
Step #9 3.
Step #10 Pour off all but a thin coating of oil in the skillet & return to a medium heat.
Step #11 Add the whole garlic & cook, stirring regularly, until golden, 3 to 4 min.
Step #12 Scoop in with the chiles.
Step #13 4.
Step #14 Now pour the chile mixture, water & all, into a mixer or food processor, & whir into a smooth puree.
Step #15 Frying the salsa.
Step #16 1.
Step #17 Set the well-oiled skillet over medium-high heat.
Step #18 When quite hot, add the chile puree all at once.
Step #19 Stir for a min or so, scraping up anything that sticks to the bottom of the skillet, then reduce the heat to medium-low & cook for about 20 min.
Step #20 , stirring frequently, until about as thick as tomato paste.
Step #21 (The salsa will be very pungent/spicy smelling & have darkened to nearly black.
Step #22 & if you've left a generous coating of oil in the skillet, it'll be shiny on top when it's perfectly reduced.
Step #23 ) Taste gingerly & Spice up this with salt.
Step #24 2.
Step #25 If you're planning to use the salsa as a condiment on the table, for each of your guests to spoon on or stir in the, you'll probably want to stir in the a little water to give it a more saucy consistency.
Step #26 For use as a Spice uping, you can simply scrape it into a glass jar, store it in the refrigerator & dole it out a tbsp or so at a time.
Step #27 --.
Enjoy the Black Chocolate Sponge Cake recipe