De Arbol Chile Pepper Powder

De Arbol Chile Pepper Powder adds peppery heat to sauces, marinades and seasoning blends. This ground format is convenient for mixing directly into a dish.

Product details

Ingredients:  De Arbol Chile Peppers

Brand:           Savu Birra

Item Form:    Ground

Size options: 1.5 Ounce Bottle, 3.9 Ounce Bottle

Categories:  Chile Peppers and Flavored Sea Salts, Chile Peppers and Paprika

Flavor and uses

• De Arbol Chile Peppers have a mellow, nutty flavor with smoky, acidic heat
• De Arbol Chile Peppers are are a standard product for making Mexican cuisine
• De Arbol Chile Pepper powder is a convenient way to add rich chile flavor to your dishes
• De Arbol Chile Peppers register around 20,000 Scoville Heat Units

Prefer the whole dried format? See De Arbol Chile Pepper, Whole-Dried.

Quick recipe: De Árbol chile tomato salsa

Ingredients: 1 cup crushed tomatoes, 1/4 teaspoon ground De Árbol chile, 1 tablespoon lime juice, and salt to taste.

Method: Mix the ingredients and let stand for 10 minutes. Taste and add more chile only if desired.

History and growing traditions

Chile de Árbol is part of Mexico's dried-chile tradition. Agricultural publications in Zacatecas list de Árbol among the varieties grown for drying, alongside ancho, puya, and mirasol. Drying made these peppers useful beyond the harvest, and their concentrated heat suits salsas, chile oils, and sauces where a small amount goes a long way.

This product is ground chile, ready to measure into sauces, rubs, and cooked dishes. This history describes the pepper variety, not the verified growing origin of this batch.

Historical background: Mexico's INIFAP agricultural research.

Helpful guide

Compare chile flavor, heat and cooking formats in our Chile Pepper Comparison Guide.