Whole Dried Chile Peppers - Chilipods

Whole Dried Chile Peppers - Chilipods

MexGrocer offers a wide selection of whole dried chile peppers for you to choose from. Dried chile peppers are old wrinkly versions of regular chiles such as poblano, jalapeno, chilaca chile, arbol, Guajillo, Pasilla, and Mulato to name a few. These chiles are pureed and used to make salsas, and chili sauces for tacos and enchiladas among other dishes.

Whole dried chiles, ground chiles, chilipods and chili flakes are used to flavor and add a kick to stews, soups, vegetables, pasta dishes, beans and curries. The idea of drying the chiles is to preserve them so they will last for a longer time. In order to use the dried peppers in most recipes, you need to rehydrate them by soaking the chiles in hot water. However you can add the chopped dried chiles directly without having to rehydrate into soups, stews, casseroles or meat mixtures because the long cooking will do the rehydrating for you. To rehydrate the dried chiles soak them in hot water for half hour. When you take them out, you