Ingredient encyclopedia · Mexican Pantry
A Mexican pantry staple — dried chiles are the backbone: fruity ancho, bright guajillo, smoky chipotle. Toast, soak, blend.
Keep it fresh
Storage & shopping
Storage
Dried chiles airtight and flexible (brittle = stale) for a year. Opened chipotles in adobo freeze in spoonfuls.
Put it to work
Recipes with guajillo chiles
Pozole Rojo
Mexican · Dinner