Dried chile
Ancho
Dried poblano; broad, flat, heart-shaped pod
From fresh poblano
1,000–1,500 SHU (fresh poblano)
Pasilla (chile negro)
Pasilla, also called chile negro, is the dried chilaca, a long, narrow Capsicum annuum chile; the name refers to its dark, wrinkled skin ("little raisin"). In the United States the name is sometimes incorrectly applied to the poblano. It is used especially in sauces.
Spec sheet
- Origin
- Mexico
- Style
- Dark, wrinkled dried chile, 6–8 in long
- Fresh form
- chilaca
- Chile
- chilaca
- Flavor
- rich
- Heat
- 1,000–3,999 SHU (en.wikipedia.org)
Cook it in
- sauces
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Sources
- Wikipedia: Pasilla (en.wikipedia.org)
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