How to Chop Ancho Peppers
An ancho pepper is a hot yet slightly sweet dried poblano pepper. The use of ancho peppers is common in Mexican cuisine, and you can use ancho peppers in various recipes at home. Most often, you will need to chop an ancho pepper before using it in cooking, however. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Cover your work surface with a cutting board.
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Slice the softened ancho pepper in half with a sharp knife.
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Place half of the ancho pepper skin side up on the cutting board.
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Cut the ancho pepper lengthwise into thin strips using the sharp knife.
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Turn the cutting board ninety degrees and cut the ancho pepper into thin strips perpendicular to the cuts you made in Step 4.
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Rock your knife over the pepper to chop it into a very fine texture. To rock a knife, hold the knife's handle with one of your hands and place your other hand on the back of the blade of the knife. Move the knife across the pepper pushing it up and down as you go.
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Move the cutting board another ninety degrees and rock your knife back over the pepper as described in Step 6.
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Repeat Steps 3 through 7 for the other half of the ancho pepper.
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Use the finely chopped ancho pepper in your favorite recipe.
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Tips & Warnings
To soften an ancho pepper, place the de-seeded pepper in a small bowl of hot water. Let the ancho pepper soak in the water for approximately 20 minutes to allow it to soften.
Avoid touching your eyes while chopping ancho peppers to prevent burning.
Be sure to wash your hands after chopping an ancho pepper.
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Comments
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So my friend got me these Ancho Peppers. I was making a pot of pinto beans and decided I would use the Peppers. I boiled the beans a while and pulled the stems from the Ancho’s. I rinsed them trying to leave as many of the seed as I could, because I like it hot. I boiled the peppers a while then left the beans and chills to soak overnight. In the morning I placed the chills along with the water they were soaking in. Into a blender after blening well I added the peppers to my beans already heating in my pressure cooker. Added salt and cooked them for a couple of hours in the presser cooker. So my point is this, those were the sweatiest Peppers I have ever tasted, like fruit. With just enough hot so you could tell you were eating Peppers. I was thinking that this must be some healthy food. Ya know what not to like?
