Chipotle Spice Powder

Course Ingredient
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 0

Ingredients
  

  • 10-12 dried chipotle or morita chiles
  • 1 teaspoon coriander seeds
  • 1 teaspoon cumin seeds
  • ½ teaspoon black peppercorns
  • 1 teaspoon Mexican oregano

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 300˚F
  • Wipe the chiles clean with a damp paper towel. Spread on a baking sheet and toast in the oven until hard and brittle but not burned. Remove the tops and seeds and crumble into a bowl. Set aside.
  • Toast the coriander, cumin, and black peppercorns in a small dry pan over medium heat until fragrant. Add the oregano and heat for 30 seconds. Let cool slightly and grind with the chiles to a powder in a spice grinder. You will need to do this in batches.
Keyword chipotle chiles, morita chiles
NOTE: Nutrition values are approximate and for informational purposes only. Values do not include optional or alternate ingredients, nor do they include the nutritional values for any secondary recipes that may be listed in the ingredients.