Dried Whole Guajillo Chilli Peppers - 100g

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Guajillo chiles [pronounced gwa-HEE-yo]are dried chiles used throughout Mexico as a base for rich salsas and sauces. They add a complex fruity flavor with little burn. Cooks will add other chiles such as the chile de árbol to bring up the heat in a dish. Guajillo Chiles How to Choose Its Spanish name may mean “little raisin”, but the pasilla pepper (the dried version of the chilaca pepper) is far from tiny, both in size and popularity. It’s long — sometimes up to half a foot or more in length — with a very eatable low-medium heat (1,000 to 2,500 Scoville heat units.) And the flavor is especially complex: earthy and sweet with hints of cocoa and berry underneath. The pasilla is part of the “Holy Trinity” of Mexican dried chilies that are so important to mole sauces, along with spicing up all sorts of authentic Mexican cuisine. Table of Contents

When storing dried guajillo chiles, keeping them in a cool, dry place is important. If they are exposed to too much moisture, they will become mushy and lose their flavor. Unless you’re making a rub or your own dried blended chile, guajillo peppers are always rehydrated before they’re used for cooking. Dried Mexican chile peppers add so much flavor to Mexican cooking. And, not all bring heat! From chipotle to ancho, guajillo to cayenne, and so many more, here’s what you need to know about some of the more commonly found dried Mexicanchiles and how to use them! How To Use Dried Mexican Chile Peppers The Mirasol varies in size and appearance, but it is conical in shape, and commonly 2-3 inches long (can be 4-5 inches long), and about .5 to .75 inches wide (can be up to 2 inches). It is red to dark red, or copper in color. It is a fairly thin skinned pepper, ideal for drying into popular guajillo peppers. Mirasol, which means “looking at the sun,” is in reference to how these chiles grow (pointing up to the sky). Chiles guajillos are native to Mexico, mostly in the central and northern regions.

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Mirasol does well in Zones 11 to 12 but can be grown as an annual in other areas. Thanks to its compact size, the plant is easy to grow in containers as well as in the garden. Best Location for Mirasol Chili Fresno peppersare like red bell peppers' little brothers. Fruit flavors can bring a varying amount of heat to a dish without being crazy spicy. Enchiladas potosinas: Handmade red corn tortillas filled, usually, with cheese, originating from San Luis Potosí.

Capsaicin is what makes some peppers spicy, but it also contains anti-inflammatory, metabolism-boosting, and pain-relieving properties.The bell pepper is not spicy, yet offers a nice balancing effect to the chili recipes out there. Using a selection of different colors is suggested. Once they're dried, you can store them in an airtight container in a cool, dry place for up to six months. If you have grown any pepper plant in your garden before, then you have all the knowledge and experience you need to grow the mirasol chili. Guajillo peppers will turn red sometime between 60 and 80 days after you plant the seeds. Keep the pods on the mirasol plant well after 80 days to get sweeter and richer chili. How Do You Harvest Guajillo Peppers? Use a combination. For the best substitute, I like to combine one part chile ancho, one part chile pasilla, one part chile morita, and 2-3 dried chiles chipotle. Don’t forget to clean, toast, and rehydrate the chiles. The combination of sweet, smokey, spicy, fruity, and earthy that this makes is the closest I’ve gotten to recreating the flavor of guajillo.