CRUSHED ANCHO CHILLI PEPPER

Scoville scale: 4

Ancho pepper is a mild and flavorful pepper with fruity notes of liquorice. It is ideal for sauces and slow-cooked dishes. It adds a touch of originality to vegetables or grilled meats.

The mildness of Ancho pepper makes it easy to use in cooking. You can use it to accompany red and white meats or delicately accentuate fish and seafood. Ancho pepper can also be added to dishes like rice, pasta, or potatoes at the end of cooking. It adds character to soups and veloutés. In short, it will bring a touch of originality to a traditional Mexican dish, soup, marinades for grilling, fish in parchment paper, creamy sauce, homemade hummus, or even a summer salad.

Ancho pepper, like jalapeno or chipotle pepper, is a sweet pepper with a spice level of 4/10 on the Scoville scale. It is low in capsaicin. It is milder than Espelette pepper. Ancho pepper, like jalapeno or chipotle pepper, belongs to a variety called Capsicum Annuum.

Ancho pepper is a dried and dehydrated pepper. When fresh, it is known as Poblano pepper and can measure up to 15 cm long and 8 cm wide. However, once dried, it loses its length while retaining its width. Thus, Mexicans call it Ancho pepper, which means "wide pepper." The cultivation of this pepper requires high temperatures and plenty of sunlight. Therefore, it is harvested relatively late in the season. To dry it, the pepper is exposed to the sun for several weeks. It originates from the state of Puebla, Mexico. Puebla is located southeast of Mexico City. However, it is now widely known and appreciated throughout the American continent. It has been widely used in cooking there for about two decades.

Ancho pepper is a flagship pepper in Mexican culture. Even before the Spanish conquest, it was frequently used in traditional Mexican and South American cuisine. In Mexico, it is often used in combination with pasilla and mulato peppers. These three peppers are essential in traditional sauce recipes.

Ingredients: Capsicum Annuum 

Origin: Mexico 

Net: 45g