Poblano Peppers

Guide Note: Poblano Peppers are a wide, mild to medium chili peppers. They're slightly hotter than bell peppers and most often stuffed because of their wide shape. Poblano peppers are considered to be the mildest of the chili pepper family. Poblano peppers are a blackish green before maturity and as they age they turn a dark red. After poblano peppers have been dried they will be a dark red or brown in color. In most cases poblano peppers are used when they are still green.

When buying pablano peppers be sure the skin is firm, not soft or wrinkled. Pablano peppers can be stored in the refrigerator in a paper bag for one week.

If you don't want your pablano peppers to be as spicy hot remove the seeds and veins as this is where the largest source of the heat is located. Fresh poblano peppers should be peeled before using.

Fast Facts

1. Species: Capsicum annuum
2. Commonly used in Mexican cuisine
3. 3-6 inches long
4. When ripe they're almost black
5. When dried known as ancho or mulato
6. Sometimes mislabeled as pasilla peppers