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Chipotle-Scallion Sour Cream

By America's Test Kitchen

Published on November 8, 2011

Time

6 minutes

Yield

about 1 cup

Chipotle-Scallion Sour Cream

Ingredients

1 cup sour cream 1 canned chipotle chili in adobo 1 chopped scallion ¼ teaspoon pepper ⅛ teaspoon salt

Before You Begin

Use this sour cream to add spicy brightness to tacos, nachos, and enchiladas.

Instructions

  1. Process all ingredients in the food processor until smooth.
Chipotle-Scallion Sour Cream

Chipotle-Scallion Sour Cream

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Time

6 minutes

Yield

about 1 cup

Ingredients

1 cup sour cream
1 canned chipotle chili in adobo
1 chopped scallion
¼ teaspoon pepper
⅛ teaspoon salt

Ingredients

1 cup sour cream
1 canned chipotle chili in adobo
1 chopped scallion
¼ teaspoon pepper
⅛ teaspoon salt

Ingredients

1 cup sour cream
1 canned chipotle chili in adobo
1 chopped scallion
¼ teaspoon pepper
⅛ teaspoon salt

Why This Recipe Works

The smoky heat from the chipotle chile is tempered by the sharp brightness of the scallion in this doctored sour cream.

Before You Begin

Use this sour cream to add spicy brightness to tacos, nachos, and enchiladas.

Instructions

  1. Process all ingredients in the food processor until smooth.

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