El Jefe's Glove-Box Recado

Name: El Jefe's Glove-Box Recado
Yield: Makes about 1 1/2 cups
Ingredients: 2 tablespoons vegetable oil; 3 ancho chiles, stemmed and seeded; 3 dried chipotle chiles, stemmed and seeded; 2 tablespoons dried Mexican oregano; 15 cloves garlic, chopped; 3/4 cup kosher salt

By Sara Deseran and Joe Hargave

August 27, 2014

Like some sort of drug dealer, Joe (aka the big boss) has been known to keep a small plastic bag of this addictive Mexican spice rub in his glove box. And indeed, it's never a bad thing to have on hand. Although the recipe has a few steps to it, it's well worth the effort. At the restaurant, we use it to season everything from corn on the cob to chicken to our Spring booty taco. When cooking with it, just beware that it's quite salty. Also, it keeps for a long time, which means that you may want to make a double batch.

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