Process for the Sauce

• Add the chile powder and 1 1/2 cups of boiling water to a food processor or blender then cover it and let it steep.
• Add the vinegar, chopped tomatoes, garlic, brown sugar, oregano, salt, cumin, cinnamon, pepper, and allspice to the food processor or blender and process the ingredients until they reach a purée like consistency. If the sauce comes off to thick, you can add water to thin it out.
• Heat oil in a skillet over medium-high heat and carefully pour the purée. Bring the mixture to a boil then let it reduce to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes.
• The mixture should result in about 2 1/2 to 3 cups of adobo sauce. If you want to add extra spice, consider the following instructions.

If You're Adding Chipotle Peppers in Adobo Sauce:

For Dried Chipotle Peppers

• Before adding the chipotle peppers to the sauce, you need to let the dried peppers boil. To do this, you first need to bend and slightly crack the dried chipotle peppers or make punctures with a knife.

  Then add the peppers to a saucepan with water and bring it to a boil. Let the peppers reduce to a simmer and cook for 30 minutes. Make sure to add water to prevent drying out or burns.
• Once the peppers are cooked, set them aside then add them to the sauce once it is cooked. Let the sauce simmer with the peppers for another ten minutes before taking it out of the pan.

For Freshly Smoked (Non-Dried) Chipotle Peppers

• You need to add the freshly smoked peppers directly to the sauce mixture after cooking it and let it simmer for another 10 minutes.
• Carefully spoon adobo sauce or adobo sauce with chipotles into clean, sterilized 4 ounce canning jars. Apply lid per packaged instructions and submerge in boiling water for 30 minutes. Remove jars from water bath and allow to cool.