Ancho chile powder is made by grinding ripe poblano chile peppers that have been air dried. This creates a chile powder that is mild in heat, but rich in all those wonderful chile flavors! Our ancho chile powder has that distinct chile flavor with nice fruity hints without all the heat found in most chile powders.

 

Ancho Chile powder's flavor is an important foundation in many Mexican recipes. Its is an important component of tamales, adobo, mole sauce, and many other sauces.

Other Chilies:

Ancho Chile Powder

Cayenne Pepper

Chile de Arbol

Chipotle Chiles, Whole

Chipotle Powder

Crushed Red Pepper

Habanero Powder

Hungarian Paprika

New Mexican Chile Powder

Paprika:

• Hungarian
• Smoked

Sannam Peppers

Other Spices:

Bay Leaves

Cinnamon

Coriander, Whole

Cumin Seed

Garlic, Ground

Mexican Oregano

Onion, Ground

Peppercorns

Sea Salts

Turmeric

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• Our ancho chile powder is a flavorful addition to spice rubs, seasoning blends, chili, salsas, and is even a intriguing substitute for paprika.
   
• Add Ancho chile powder to sauces such as adobo to add that great chile flavor without overheating recipes.
   
• Because it's mild heat level ancho powder can be added in larger quantities without over spicing foods.

 

Whole ancho chile peppers have some advantages over their ground counterpart:

 

• The whole chiles retain their flavors longer and can be ground in a food processor or blender at any time make a super fresh chili powder.
• Whole ancho chile peppers can easily be toasted in a dry skillet releasing aroma, flavor, and creating new complex flavors. Toast each side in a hot cast iron skillet for almost a minute.
• The whole chiles can easily be reconstituted in warm liquid, seeded, stemmed and then be pureed as a base for sauces, added to chili, and even stuffed for a delicious Anchos Rellenos.
   

Ancho Rellenos is a simple but delicious dish can be so much more than a poblano or ancho chile pepper stuffed with melting cheese. Anchos Rellenos can be baked as wells as lightly battered and fried. The fillings in this stuffed pepper can vary widely and doesn't even need to include cheese. Try filling them with a mixture of sautéed potatoes and spicy chorizo sausage, or browned pork simmered in a hardy tomato sauce, or even chicken and mushrooms in a creamy sauce. The possibilities are really endless.

This Ancho chili powder is made in Mexico giving it its authentic flavors. When fresh, the chilies this popular chili powder is made from are called poblano peppers. They are large dented chilies that can range from being some of the hottest large peppers, to as mild as a standard green bell pepper.

Fresh Poblano peppers can often be found in well stock supermarkets and are commonly seen stuffed in the popular Mexican dish Chiles Rellenos, or used in chili verde, but can be substituted for bell peppers in most dishes. When Poblano chile peppers are allowed to fully ripen to a beautiful red color and dried, they are called ancho chiles.

The dried Anchos are now a deep dark red color that almost looks black, have a slightly smoky note in their flavor and remain mostly soft and pliable to the touch.  Theses Ancho chiles are then lightly toasted to remove the remaining moisture in them and ground into the flavorful ancho chili powder that we sell. Nothing else is added to it. Our ancho powder has none of the , salt or anti-caking ingredients such as silicon dioxide found in other brands of chili powder .