This is similar to the guajillo chile, only smaller and more potent. It has a fruity flavor. Scoville heat units are 5,000 to 8,000.
Suggested Use:
Rinse product first with warm water. soak in hot water for 10 minutes to rehydrate or add directly to recipe that will cook at least 10 minutes....
The Japones Chile (Capsicum Annuum) is a small, pointed chile, 2 inches long and 1/2 inch wide. This chile is similar in appearance to the De Arbol. Though the walls of the Japones are thicker. Dried Japones Chiles are medium hot and good with Asian dishes. On the heat scale, this chile is 5-6.Sc...
Brown Chipotle Chiles (Capsicum Annuum) are made from the familiar Jalapeno Chile. Chipotle Chiles are first smoked, then dried. There are many different beliefs regarding the difference between Brown and Morita Chipotles. Our understanding is that the Brown Chipotles are the Green Jalapenos and ...
The Diced Guajillo (wha - hee - oh) Chile Pepper (Capsicum Annuum) is the most common chile in Mexico after the Ancho. The Guajillo has been processed into 1/8 pieces to cut back prep time in the kitchen. The flavor of the Guajillo is distinct, slightly fruity with a strong piney, berry under tas...
Chipotle Chile (Capsicum Annuum) Granules are 1/8 cut pieces of a whole Chipotle Pepper. Chipotles are made from the familiar Jalapeno Chile, Chipotle Chiles are first smoked then dried. This gives them a unique, medium - hot smokey flavor which is popular in many Southwestern dishes. These peppe...
Habanero Chiles (Capsicum Annuum) are the hottest chile. Behind the heat is a fruity flavor that makes these chiles a wonderful way to spark up a dish. The Habanero has orange, reddish tones to its skin. It is a round, oblong chile about 3/4 wide. Habanero means Havana-like, a reference to it's p...
The word Cascabel means Rattle in Spanish. The seeds of this chile (Capsicum Annum) separate from the pod and rattle around the inside of the dried chile. Cascabel Chiles are dark reddish brown with a shiny, smooth, thick skin. The skins folds in a bit when dried, but this is not a wrinkled chile...
Pequins are small, oval shaped chiles (Capsicum Annuum) with tapered ends. The color of a dried Pequin is an orange-red. They often grow wild in the mountains of Mexico. This chile measures 1/2 inch in length and is only 1/4 of an inch wide. The flavor is hot, with sweet and citrus undertones. On...
Tepin Chiles (Capsicum Annuum) are also known as Bird Peppers or Chiltepins. Shaped more like a berry than a chile, the Tepin relies on birds to propagate it's seeds. Rarely found cultivated, it grows wild in Southern Texas and throughout Mexico. This chile has a long history, the word Tepin is f...
Habanero Chiles (Capsicum Annuum) are the hottest chile. Behind the heat is a fruity flavor that makes these chiles a wonderful way to spark up a dish. The Habanero has orange, reddish tones to its skin. It is round, oblong chile about 3/4 wide. Habanero means havana-like, a reference to its poss...