Posts Tagged ‘dried chiles’

Marinated Ancho Chiles

Marinated Ancho Chiles

I am  able to give you this recipe because of the internet and the social networks that it has made possible.  I put up a post on my new Chef of the Month, Victor Nava Pastelero with the caveat that... (Continue reading)

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Ask Zarela: Dried chiles and achiote

Ask Zarela: Dried chiles and achiote

Achiote paste is used to make the famous cochinita pibil, slow-cooked pork of Yucatan.... (Continue reading)

Preparing Dried Chiles

Preparing Dried Chiles

        Almost always, this simple procedure is the prelude to using dried chiles for my recipes. Very tiny chiles are toasted or blanched whole before cooking, and I have seen Oaxacan cooks fry larger chiles before soaking... (Continue reading)

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