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CHILI POWDER

Dontated by marcus356@aol.com Mark ( Marcus ) Shlosberg

This recipe makes Mild, Medium or HOT!!! depending on variations given at the end of the recipe. A blender will do a reasonable job of grinding the peppers. I use a high speed coffee grinder, to get a fine powder. These grinders are only about $20 and are worth every penny if you do alot of cooking

 8 dried New Mexico Red Chili Pods (HOT)
 1/2 package (3/8 oz.) Chili Pequin 
 1/2 Package (3/8 oz.) Chilitepin 
 24 dried Japanese chilies
 2 dried Habanero chilies
 6 whole allspice berries
 2 bay leaves 
 2 Tablespoons garlic powder( NOT garlic salt)
 2 Tablespoons onion powder ( again NOT salt)
 2 Tablespoons ground cumin 
 2 Tablespoons crushed oregano 
 2 Tablespoons crushed sweet basil
 1 Tablespoon cracked black pepper
 1 Tablespoon Paprika 
 1/8 teaspoon sea salt 

Remove stems from peppers and break them into pieces to fit in the grinder, along with the allspice, bay leaves, black pepper, oregano, sweet basil and salt. Grind to as fine a powder as your grinder/blender can manage (as the grinder I use is fairly small...this takes 4 or 5 batches to grind everything).

Put the powder in a small coverable container ( I use a 12 ounce tupperware bowl) add the garlic powder, onion powder, cumin and paprika cover and shake well to blend... you now have HOT!!!! Chili Powder.

For Medium heat leave out the habaneros and for Mild remove the seeds from the peppers as you break them up for grinding. This powder tends to lump up in storage, so keep tighly covered and in a cool dry place. Before using, stir it with a fork to break up the lumps. For making chili, I use about 1/3 of the batch of chili powder for a 6 quart pot of chili

 

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