Dinner this evening is...

chipotle marinated round steak.

Yes. Round steak. I am hoping that by cooking it slowly, very very slowly, it won't turn into shoe leather. The recipe would be much better using something else, like sirloin but as I haven't tried this particular marinade/mop before and if it turns out we don't like it I won't feel like I have wasted a lovely sirloin.

It's a simple marinade. Chipotles in adobo, oil, cumin, cilantro, garlic, onion, paprika... that's it. I suspect that it could use a dash of lime juice or perhaps some lemon zest but we will see.*

Using a tip I found on another food blog for baked potatoes. (Kalofagas post from July 31, 2008) Slicing the taters almost all the way through, pouring melted butter over then sprinkling with Montreal Steak seasoning mix, wrap in foil and bake. Will report on the results of this experiment tomorrow. Think I may go looking for some sweet corn. Maybe when Himself goes to pick up the trailer I will go along and we will hunt for some corn.


Ingredients

# 2 tablespoons oil
# 1 onion , medium diced
# 4 chipotle chiles in adobo , cut up
# 2 cups chopped tomatoes
# 1/2 cup water or tomato juice
# 3 tablespoons fresh cilantro , chopped
# 1 lemon, zest of

Directions
Heat oil in large pan and soften the onions slowly until translucent.
Add the tomatoes, chipotles and water. Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer slowly until reduced a bit.
Remove pan from heat and let cool.
Using either a standard blender or a stick blender, puree the cooled sauce.
Add lemon zest and cilantro.