Pasilla Chilli Peppers

Pasilla Chilli Peppers are an important ingredient in Mexican cuisine and are great in many other dishes too. Through many generations of plant cultivation, selecting the sweetest and most flavourful chillies, the chilli fruits take on a unique character. The sweetness has become a delicious raisin like flavour which suits so many recipes including stews and mole sauces. Heat levels are pretty low on the SHU scale, coming in at around 5,000 – about as hot as a jalapeno.

To rehydrate a pasilla Chilli, first choose how much you want to use – a whole pod, or just cut off what you need. Then, give them a wipe over to remove any dust that may have settled on them during drying and packing with some kitchen paper. Remove the stem and seeds (cutting open along the length of the chilli with scissors is the easiest way). In a hot pan, heat each side for 10 – 20 seconds, holding them down with a spatula if need be. Finally, soak in warm water for 20 – 30 minutes and they’ll be ready to use.

The heat from chillies is a subjective thing we find; what some may find too hot, others might find tame. Therefore, you should go easy on chillies, chilli powders and blends with chilli powders in them to find the heat level you like. If you are tasting as you go, you can always add a little more if you need to, but taking heat out is difficult if not impossible.

Please note that due to the variations in weight, size and density of these chillies, standardising packs is difficult. We’ll always strive to give keep it as even as possible, so if a chilli is a little smaller than others, we’ll add part of another to bring it up to where we think it should be.

Other great chillies we have include Ancho Chilli Grande, Chipotle, Chipotle in Adobo and Whole Poblano chillies (in a tin).

Nutritional Information/ 100g

• Energy/kcal – 324
• Energy/kJ – 1355
• Protein (g) – 10.6
• Fat (g) – 5.8
• of which Saturates (g) – 0.8
• Carbohydrate (g) – 69.9
• of which sugars – 41.1
• Fibre (g) – 28.7
• Sodium (mg) – 91

Always be sure to read the labels before consumption. Suitable for vegetarian and vegan recipes.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

While every effort is made to keep all products in isolation from everything else, we cannot guarantee products are totally free of traces of the following allergens.

• Cereals containing gluten
• Peanuts
• Soybeans
• Nuts
• Mustard
• Celery
• Milk and Dairy products
• Sesame Seeds
• Products containing sulphur dioxide at concentrations more than 10mg/kg or 10mg/litre.

Please note – Use by dates on the products in the images are for display purposes only.