pasilla
Mild Mexican chile
Pasilla is a dried chile pepper, dark and wrinkled, with mild heat and a rich, slightly fruity flavor.
The name means "little raisin" in Spanish, describing its appearance.
Pasillas are essential in Mexican cooking, especially in mole sauces: The recipe calls for three pasillas, soaked and blended.
Sometimes confused with poblano peppers, which are called pasillas when fresh in some regions.
Dried poblano pepper
- negroBlack, in Romance languages
- guajilloDried mirasol pepper
- chipotleSmoke-dried jalapeño pepper
- cascabelCannon breech knob
serrano · jalapeño · habanero · Scoville · wrinkled skin
Subterranean insectivore
- enchiladasRolled tortillas in sauce
- chiles rellenosStuffed, battered poblanos
- tacosFilled folded tortillas
- quesadillasFolded, griddled cheese tortilla
salsa · adobo · rajas · pozole · tamales · birria · chilaquiles · huevos rancheros
Stripped of moisture
- rehydratedRestored moisture to
- toastedBrowned by heat
- soakedThoroughly wet throughout
- pureedBlended until smooth
ground · stemmed · seeded · stuffed · charred · blended · deveined · reconstituted
Coarse and unpretentious
- raisinDesiccated grape
- berrySmall edible fruit
- smokyFilled with combustion haze
- richHaving much of something
savory · umami · dried fruit · herbaceous · complex · deep · warm · bittersweet
ancho
Dried poblano pepper
cascabel · serrano · jalapeño · habanero · Scoville · wrinkled skin
mole
Subterranean insectivore
- enchiladasRolled tortillas in sauce
- chiles rellenosStuffed, battered poblanos
- tacosFilled folded tortillas
quesadillas · salsa · adobo · rajas · pozole · tamales · birria · chilaquiles · huevos rancheros · Oaxacan
dried
Stripped of moisture
- rehydratedRestored moisture to
- toastedBrowned by heat
- soakedThoroughly wet throughout
pureed · ground · stemmed · seeded · stuffed · charred · blended · deveined · reconstituted · simmered
earthy
Coarse and unpretentious
rich · savory · umami · dried fruit · herbaceous · complex · deep · warm · bittersweet · tangy
- chili peppersjalapeno, chili pepper, habanero, serrano, cayenne
- Mexican ingredientsnopal, nopales, tomatillo, masa, serrano
- peppersbell pepper, green bell pepper, chili pepper, red bell pepper, jalapeño
- spicy foodscayenne, jalfrezi, chili pepper, chili peppers, habanero
- chili powderscayenne, paprika, ancho, chipotle, guajillo
- spicesallspice, anise, cardamom, black pepper, cloves
pasillaCarolina Reaper
Cultivar of extreme capsaicin
ghost pepper · habanero · cayenne · serrano