Have you ever made a Mexican red sauce
using guajillo peppers?
So
I used guajillo chiles as my second chile type for the sauce.
I might
use guajillo chili in the future, but not in this quantity.
Not exact matches
There are four main large peppers
used as the base for chilis: ancho, pasilla, New Mexican, and
guajillo.
The
guajillos, a shortened and hotter version of the New Mexican chiles, but grown in Mexico, are commonly
used with anchos in chili - like stews in northern Mexico.
I made my own version of your steak seasoning: Deidra's Home Made Steak Seasoning Ingredients: 3 Tbsp paprika 2 Tbsp granulated garlic 4 Tbsp onion powder 1 Tbsp mustard powder 1 Tbsp brown sugar 1 Tbsp Deidra's sriracha salt 1 Tbsp Deidra's chili powder # 6, Recipe follows 1 Tbsp black pepper 1 Tbsp Deidra's 1 tsp turmeric 1 tsp cumin 1 tsp cayenne Instructions: Mix all of the ingredients together in a
used spice container until they are well combined Rub a generous portion into the steaks before cooking Deidra's Chili Powder # 6 Ingredients: 1 Tbsp
Guajillo chili powder 1 Tbsp Pequin chili powder 1 Tbsp New Mexico chili powder 1 Tbsp Chile de Arbol chili powder 1 Tbsp Pasilla chili powder 1 Tbsp Ancho chili powder Instructions: Mix ingredients well Store in a cool, dry, and dark place As I'm sure you can tell I'm not quite up to your heat level, my friend!
-- I
use only Ancho chiles &
Guajillo Chiles to make it, and it turns out wonderful.
We did this... 12 oz black plum tomatoes 1/2 cup Vidalllia onion 1/4 fresh cilantro 3 cloves garlic 1/2 tsp sea salt 1/4 cup
Guajillo chile sauce (we made some and we
used store bought - both were good) 1 tbsp lime juice We gave it a few pulses in the food processor and it provided us with fruity, moderately spicy, and very smoky salsa.
The
Guajillo is one of the most common and popular chiles grown and
used in Mexico.
For a less spicy soup, only
use half the jar of red
guajillo chile sauce, or add to taste.
The most significant,
using dried
guajillo chiles in place of dried pasillas and
using my broiler to cook the onions and tomatoes.
Use any Mexican chiles such as ancho, pasilla, cascabel, or
guajillo.
In the photo above, left, the chilis I
used are (clockwise)
guajillos (2), chipotles (2) and one big ancho.
My market didn't have pasilla chiles so I
used a combination of ancho (top) and
guajillo (bottom).
Their dates have been a game change for my ice cream recipes and have even
used them in some savory recipes like my
guajillo sweet potato tacos.
I've actually never found it in my standard grocery stores here in Canada, but I've made it (or at least a tasty approximation) by soaking 5 or 6 dried ancho or
guajillo chilies in hot water (I get mine from a Latin American grocery store in Toronto, but I bet you could
use dried cayennes in a pinch, which seem to be more common), draining them, and blending them with toasted cumin seed, coriander, garlic, sundried tomatoes, and sometimes a tablespoon or so of chipotles in adobo sauce.
For the red chile blend, we
used a blend of Ancho chile,
Guajillo chile, and Pasilla Negra chile for a deeper flavor but the Red New Mexico chile will work fine.
We
used a blend of Ancho chile,
Guajillo chile, Pasilla Negro chile for a deeper flavor but the Red New Mexico chile will work fine.»
Cook's Notes: For a less spicy soup, only
use half the jar of red
guajillo chile sauce, or add to taste.
Absolutely delicious, she
uses also pork and red chiles like ancho and
guajillo which are very mild chiles that flavor the broth transforming it in this aromatic and savory broth you almost want to
use a straw to drink it.
1 to 2 ounces whole, dried chilis, 6 to 8 pods (
guajillo, New Mexico, cascabel, ancho, chipotle are nice; add a chile de arbol for heat - I
used 2
guajillos, 2 anchos, and 1 chipotle)
Since
Guajillo peppers have a tough skin they have to be soaked longer than other chiles before being
used.
If you can't find
guajillo chiles,
use New Mexico or Californian chiles, and for moritas, try chipotle chiles in adobo.
The Spice House's mix that I
used includes a magic combo of ancho,
guajillo, and chipotle chiles, garlic, cumin, oregano, cayenne, cloves, and cinnamon.
Video How easy it is to make Beef Barbacoa
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Guajillo Mexican Cooking Sauces - Learn how to make this easy popsicle recipe with your kids in honor of D?a del Ni?o!
One of the brands that I buy is Taza, which comes in a few different flavors, including Super Dark, Cacao Puro (
used in this recipe), Chipotle Chili, Cinnamon, Coffee, Vanilla, Salted Almond, and
Guajillo Chili.