the real Chipotle Barbacoa Recipe

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this recipe is directly from Chipotle according to the Sacramento News10 website. they took it off their website, but I’m too smart for them, i got it from the wayback machine!

4 guijillo chiles
2 teaspoons cumin seeds
1 teaspoon ground cloves
10 allspice berries
1/3 cup Mexican oregano
12 sprigs fresh thyme
6 garlic cloves
1 Spanish onion, roughly chopped
1/3 cup cider vinegar
1 (6 to 8-pound) beef roast
Salt and pepper
1 (2-pound) package dried avocado leaves
Large tortilla for wrap, beans, rice and vegetables of your choice.

Instructions: 
Toast chiles, cover with boiling water in a deep bowl and set aside for 20 minutes. Grind cumin, cloves, allspice, and oregano in coffee grinder. Drain soaked chiles, puree in blender the chiles, ground spices, thyme, garlic, onion, vinegar, and 1/2 cup of water. Process until smooth. Push mixture through a sieve, season beef with salt and pepper. Rub paste all over the meat. Arrange in a bowl and allow to marinate for 4 hours, refrigerated. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F. In a deep roaster pan, scatter half of the avocado leaves on the bottom, place meat on top of the avocado leaves and scatter the remaining leaves over the meat. Cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil. Cook the beef 6 to 7 hours until meat is falling off the bone. If using lamb shoulder cook for 4 hours. Note: Fresh avocado leaves are toxic - they must be dried to be used for cooking.

Chipotle Pinto Bean - "Cook alike" recipe - With Pork

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1 lb pinto beans
1 ham hock (or 2 oz salt pork or 6 strips bacon)
1 small onion, sliced
3 cloves of garlic
1/2 bunch of cilantro, stems and all
1 jalapeno pepper, sliced from the stem down but left in one piece (butterflied with the stem on)
1 TBS salt
2 tsp fresh crushed black pepper.
Water to cover by 2 inches. If your water makes funky tea, please use bottled or purified water… you will taste a difference if you use funky water.

Instructions: 
Go through the beans, discard any split/discolored/moldy/or overly shriveled beans as well as any clumps of dirt that might have slipped through the packing process. Add all ingredients to stock pot, cook on low uncovered for approx 4-6 hours, checking water level and re-adding water every half hour or so. When done the beans should be tender, but not mushy nor crunchy/grainy and the broth should look like slightly thickened vegetable stock and very lightly cover the back of a spoon... it shouldn't be watery or watery with a grainy texture. If that happens, try a different brand of beans. To make bean dip, puree all the contents of the pan, including cilantro and pork. To make vegetarian beans, you can leave out the pork and add a little more garlic and salt to taste.

Chipotle Barbacoa Beef Recipe

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kslobodian from sum.ptuo.us has provided a chipotle barbacoa beef recipe that uses a dutch oven. anyone want to try this and share how well it works? I won't copy it here out of respect for their creation of the recipe, but it looks pretty good to me.
Instructions: 
read the instructions on their site...

chipotle style guacamole recipe

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1 large ripe Hass avocado, peeled,pitted
2 teaspoons fresh lime juice
2 Tbsp chopped fresh cilantro
1/4 cup finely chopped red onions
2 cloves garlic, finely minced
1 serrano chili, seeded,chopped
1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions: 
note about the avocado: it has to be ripe. avocados that you buy in the store are generally not ripe, so you need to buy it a few days in advance. if you want to make this recipe you can accelerate the ripening process by putting the avocado into a brown bag overnight. 1. Mash the avocado (using a fork or food processor) 2. Pour in the lime juice 3. Mix in all remaining ingredients

chipotle's basmati rice recipe

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1 teaspoon vegetable oil or butter
2 tsp. fresh cilantro
2/3 cup white basmati rice
1 cup water
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 Lime

Instructions: 
In a 2-quart heavy saucepan, heat oil or butter over low heat, stirring occasionally until melted. Add rice and lime juice, stir for 1 minute. Add water and salt, bring to a full rolling boil. At boiling, cover, turn down to simmer over low heat until rice is tender and the water is absorbed, about 25 minutes. Fluff rice with a fork.

chipotle chicken and steak marinade recipe

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1 (2 ounce) package dried ancho chiles
1 teaspoon black pepper
2 teaspoons cumin powder
2 tablespoons fresh oregano, chopped
6 cloves garlic
1/2 red onion, quartered
1/4 cup vegetable oil
4 chicken breasts or small steaks (6 ounces each)

Instructions: 
Soak dry chilies overnight in water, until soft. Remove seeds. Add all ingredients except meat in food processor. Puree until smooth. Spread mixture over chicken, or other meats and refrigerate at least one hour, up to 24 hours. After marinading, heat grill to about 400 degrees F, or if cooking inside, heat small amount of oil in skillet or grill pan over high heat. Salt meat to taste (optional), and grill lightly, turning only once, until done. 4 minutes per side for chicken, 8-10 minutes per side for 3/4" thick steak.