The Guajillo Chile is most frequently sold as a whole chile and not in the powder or ground form. Another chile from Mexico, these are long and slender with a blunt point and burgundy coloring with a smooth, tough skin. These are a medium heat chile coming in at 3-4 on the heat scale. Because of its thick skin the Guajillo chile requires a longer soaking time to rehydrate than most other dried chiles.
Typically the Guajillo is prepared by soaking and they are then blended. The result is an earthy, bright red in color and a flavor that is slightly hot, but not overpowering with a simple dried-chile taste, with a hint of smoky tartness.
Along with the Ancho chile which have a deep rich taste, the Guajillo, with its zesty and spicy taste, is one of the workhorse chiles that are frequently found in many Mexican cooked dishes, soups, stews, salsas and sauces.
In addition to the Guajillo and Ancho we also carry Dried Pasilla Chiles, Dried New Mexico Chiles, Dried Habanero Chiles, Dried California Chiles , Dried Chipotle Chiles and a wide variety of dried chile powders.
There are approximately 5 Guajillo Chiles per oz or 80 per pound.
One of our favorite recipes using Dried Guajilla Chiles is Pozole Rojo.
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