Chipotle Morita Chillies

Chipotle Morita Chillies are the dried, smoked Jalapeno pepper from a species of Capsicum Annuum. These are some of the most sought after and delicious chillies that lots of people love to cook with. They add a sweet and smokey flavour to dishes, making them taste like they have been on a barbeque. As they are Jalapeno peppers, the chipotles retain the same sort of heat level, anything up to 10,000 SHU. Use them as they are, chopped up in a sauce, stew or casserole, where they will soften and release their flavour, before blending in with the sauce. Alternatively, you can rehydrate them with a soak in warm water for 5 – 10 minutes. Then blend them into a paste to use however you want.

These are genuine Chipotle Morita Chillies, smoked over pecan shells as they should be for an authentic taste. “Morita” means the chillies are fully ripe and red before harvesting and going through the smoking process. There are other types such as Meco which is smoked for longer, and consumed in Mexico to the extent that there isn’t much left for export! If you want a chilli that has less heat but still a huge amount of flavour, have look at the Ancho Chilli Grande. We also have Chipotle Morita Chilli Flakes and Chipotle Chilli powder, if you’d prefer those.

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.

Due to the huge variety in size, shape and density of these chillies, content weights are approximate. We’ll always try to standardise our packs as much as possible, but there will always be a little variation with whole chillies.

Nutritional Information/ 100g

• Energy/kcal – 326
• Energy/kJ – 1362
• Protein (g) – 10.5
• Fat (g) – 5.8
• of which Saturates (g) – 0.9
• Carbohydrate (g) – 69.9
• of which sugars (g) – 41.9
• Fibre (g) – 28
• Sodium (mg) – 90.9
• Salt (g) – No data