Chipotle Crema is an extremely simple, yet flavorful and elegant recipe. Here it’s served on prime rib on a bed of mushrooms sauteed in butter. Great mixed together or just on top.
Chipotle Crema is an ideal topping with a really good steak or other beef. In this photo, I’ve served it on top of prime rib on a bed of mushrooms sauteed in butter. First I created the Chipotle Crema and put it in the fridge. Then about 15-20 minutes before serving, I sauteed the mushrooms in butter, then set them aside and seared the prime rib in the same pan. To serve I cut the prime rib, heat the mushrooms again as needed, and then plate them and top with the Chipotle Crema.
I tried two ways of eating it … first I’d cut a piece of the prime rib, stab a couple mushrooms, and dip it in the crema. Yum! I also tried stirring the Chipotle Crema in … you know what you get when you do that? Chipotle Prime Rib Stroganoff! It’s all good either way. This really can be made with just about any good steak and should also be good with a nice beef roast. In this case, this was a very good, very tender prime rib and the result was something you’d find at a high-end restaurant.
You also can’t mess this up. The Chipotle Crema will keep in the fridge for 2-3 weeks, and you can use it on just about any meat, fish, eggs, or even vegetables. It would be awesome on baked potatoes. Note that it uses canned chipotles in adobo sauce. I always have small cans of chipotle in my pantry; this is a common ingredient in a number of distinctive Southwestern dishes. A chipotle pepper is actually a smoked jalapeño and it usually comes canned in adobo sauce which is made of dried guajillo and ancho chiles, vinegar, and spices. Sometimes it also has tomato paste, but not always.
So try this one out during the holidays (preferably on a great cut of beef) and make enough so you can also serve it on leftovers. Hope you like it!
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tsp lime zest (from about ½ medium lime)
- 1 tbsp lime juice (from about ½ medium lime)
- 3 tbsp chipotle adobo sauce (from canned chipotles)
- ~½ teaspoon kosher salt or to taste; saltiness can vary by brand
- Minced chipotles (from the can) to increase heat level to taste
- In a medium bowl, whisk all ingredients together until smooth: lime juice and zest, chipotle adobo sauce, and kosher salt.
- Note the addition of minced chipotles if you want to increase heat level. (In photo, it is without them and is fairly mild.)
- Set aside (refrigerate if making well ahead of time).
- Serve over meat, eggs, potatoes, or whatever. Enjoy!
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