Chipotle Sauce

Ingredients

2 chipotle chiles
2 slices bacon
1/4 c onion
3 c tomatoes
1 c beef broth
1/4 c carrot
1/4 c celery
1/4 cilantro
1/2 ts salt
1/4 ts pepper

Instructions

* You can make this sauce as hot as you want by adding up to a total of 4 dried Chipotle chiles. ~------------------------------------------------------------------------Cover chilies with warm water. Let stand until softened, about 1 hour. Drain and finely chop. Cook and stir bacon and onion in a 2-quart saucepan until bacon is crisp; stir in chilies and remaining ingredients. Makes about 4 cups sauce.