Chocolatiers in Bayonne, perhaps influenced by tales of Montezuma's favorite drink, combined
Espelette powder and chocolate.
Add the tomatoes and
Espelette powder and cook for 20 minutes, stirring occasionally.
Add
the Espelette powder, the bouillon, and bay leaves, reduce the heat, and simmer, covered, for 25 minutes.
3 tablespoons
Espelette powder, or more to taste (substitute hot paprika or New Mexico red chile powder)
Not exact matches
Up until 1940, the
Espelette peppers were not made into strings because the harvest was not big enough; the peppers were merely ground into
powder.
Sources for
Espelette Pepper
Powder:
Sources for
Espelette Pepper
Powder: Chefshopwww.ChefShop.com 1-877-337-2491 Gerald Hirigoyen at Piperade Restaurantwww.piperade.com (Click on «Products») Williams - Sonoma: www.williams-sonoma.com or retail stores for Igo brand
Espelette pepper.