A spicy favorite in Mexican, Latin American and Tex-Mex cuisines are smoked chile peppers – most notably "Morita" Chipotles, premium "Meco" Chipotles and also the rarer Pasilla de Oaxaca Chiles – and these have long been coveted for the deep rich smoky flavor they provide. In recent years there has been an explosion in the amount of quality smoked salts – usually cold smoked over alder, apple or hickory wood. And over the last year or so one of our best sellers has been our Smoked Paprika.
Struck by these flavorful smoked combinations and driven by several of our customers who asked us for a top grade smoked pepper we went in search to find a high quality pepper to fit this bill. We’ve found one that is sure to become a fast rising star in your kitchen and you’ll certainly be able to impress your friends and family as well. The key to a good smoked chile or salt is the slow, cold smoked process and so naturally a good black pepper would need to be done the same way. Smaller ingredients like a medium or coarse grain of pepper are usually too fragile to be smoked over heat. We’ve also found suppliers who smoked whole peppercorns but they just didn’t quite pick up enough smoky flavor. We found an artisan supplier in the bluegrass state of Kentucky who has perfected this cold smoking method. He slow smokes cracked peppercorns with aged Kentucky bourbon barrels. The result is a robust, intoxicating aroma with wonderful hints of smoke and oaky flavor in addition to the gentle heat that black pepper provides. We’ve found ourselves using this zesty cracked black pepper just about everywhere we love pepper - burritos, grilled chicken, corn on the cob, eggs, mac and cheese, pepper steak, salads, tacos, tostados, and quesadillas. If you’re looking for a gourmet quality smoked salt then be sure to check out our Pacific Sea Smoked Salt (smoked over Alderwood) or our Smoked Hickory Salt. |
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