PASILLA CHILE

THIS IS THE DRIED VERSION OF THE CHILE CHILLACA, WHICH IS A LONG, THIN, DARK GREEN CHILE.

FEATURES

• COLOR AND SKIN
  
  • A BLACK COLORED CHILE
  • VERY WRINKLED SKIN

• SHAPE AND SIZE
  
  • LONG AND NARROW IN SHAPE
  • TYPICAL SIZE IS 6" LONG BY 1" WIDE

• HEAT AND FLAVOR
  
  • THIS IS A CHILE WITH A MILD AND DELICIOUS FLAVOR I THE EXTREMELY HOT SEEDS AND VEINS ARE AVOIDED. THESE SEEDS ARE FOUND CLUSTERED AT THE STEM END,
  • HAS LESS FLAVOR THAN THE MULATO OR ANCHO CHILE BUT BRINGS A SLIGHT SMOKY FLAVOR TO THE DISH BEING PREPARED.

• USES
  
  • USED TO PREPARE COOKED AND RAW SALSAS AND OFTEN INDICATED IN RECIPES FOR PORK.
  • Very Rarely used bY itself and often seen in "Rajas" or sauteed or stewed strips of peppers.
  • This is the chile that gives "Salsa Boracha" it's distinctive flavor.