New Mexico Green Chile Powder

Vegetal and earthy, with a sharp, crisp, up-front heat, New Mexico Green Chile Powder has all the savory flavor of the American Southwest with the pungent intensity of an onion. A combination of New Mexico 6-4 Heritage and Big Jim peppers, this rich blend of pepper flavor comes from cultivars that were developed for their savory attributes. New Mexico 6-4 Heritage, in particular, were bred specifically to deliver a high flavor yield and a traditional New Mexico pepper flavor with a mild heat. The Big Jim cultivar, which also boasts the traditional, vegetal, earthy New Mexico flavor, is what brings the heat to this chile powder. Our New Mexico Green Chile Powder ranges from 3,000 to 5,000 Scoville Heat Units (SHU). This powder is considered mild, but it does have some heat behind it.

The peppers for our New Mexico Green Chile Powder are grown in the Hatch valley region of New Mexico, and this distinction is important. This area is the self-proclaimed chile capital of the world, and the people of the Hatch region go to great lengths to protect their peppers. They have gone to court—and won!—to protect the growers in New Mexico, and guarantee that any pepper that claims that it was grown in New Mexico, with all the elements of terroir that contribute to its glorious taste, are indeed grown there, expressions of the fusion of the New Mexican sun and earth.

Tips From Our Kitchen

Spice up your holidays with a dash (or two) of New Mexico Green Chile Powder in your cranberry sauce. This chile powder is a knockout with fruit, so toss some in your apples for apple pie, or sprinkle on watermelon or mango for a zingy treat. Burgers with green chile are a Hatch institution; if you can’t get there for the chile relish, dust your burgers at home with a coat of chile powder. Swap our New Mexico Green Chile Powder in place of black pepper for a boost of heat and an extra dose of rich chile flavor.

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