Chipotle Mango Purée (Base Sauce)

A simple sweet-heat purée that works on everything. Make one batch and use it for shrimp, pork adovado, breakfast burritos, bowls, or anything that needs smoky depth.

Oct 7, 2025

Chipotle Mango Purée (Base Sauce)

A smoky-sweet purée you can batch once and use all week. Perfect for shrimp, pork adovado, breakfast burritos, rice bowls, grilled chicken, or drizzling over roasted veggies.

Ingredients

14 oz frozen mango pulp, thawed
1 (7 oz) can chipotles in adobo
Half-can of water (use the same can from the chipotles)

Instructions

  1. Add mango pulp, the entire can of chipotles in adobo, and half a can of water to a blender.
  1. Purée until completely smooth.
  1. Taste. If you want it thinner or lighter in heat, add more water.
  1. Store in a jar in the fridge for a week, or freeze in cubes for quick weeknight use.

Notes

  • This is a strong base—adjust heat by using fewer chipotles if needed.
• Incredible on seared shrimp finished with butter.
• Also great simmered into pork adovado for breakfast burritos.
• A spoonful into hominy soups or bean pots adds smoky depth instantly.