Re: [CH] Making chipotles

Celeste or Dave Anderson (Gtoughchile@mail.greatbasin.net)
Wed, 17 Feb 1999 09:50:08 +0000

> My first thought is that the peppers I started out with were not 
> jalapenos.  They had the same general shape and size but were 
> rather pointed at the end.  They also had a kind of sweet taste 
> almost like a red bell pepper but they had a fair amount of heat too.

Tim, 

The red chiles sold in supermarkets here in Nevada are "Fresno". They 
look something like a Jalapeno but are usually a little shorter and 
taper to more of a point than Jalaps. I've never seen red Jalapenos 
in a market. Here's the details from Mark Miller's "The Great Chile 
Book":

"FRESNO (red)

Also known as a Chile Caribe or Chile Cera. Tapers to a rounded end 
and measures about 2 inches long and between 1 and 1 1/4 inches in 
diameter. A wax type chile, thick fleshed, sweet and hot. Usually 
only available in the fall (not true here). It is sometimes mistaken 
for a red Jalapeno, although the two are different varieties and the 
Fresno is broader at the shoulders, as well as hotter. Excellent in 
salsas, ceviches, stuffings, bread, pickled (en escabeche). They can 
also be roasted and blended into sauces."

No mention of smoking, but since you smoked it, it's a chipotle now

.






Dave Anderson
Tough Love Chile Co.
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