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Old January 1, 2018   #16
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I have Pasilla Bajio, Mulato Islano, Ancho San Luis and Guajillo dried peppers from last season, sounds like I need to grind a few and start mixing them.
Or reconstitute and blenderize them with some chicken stock. I grew those varieties too except for the San Luis... yum yum!
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Old January 1, 2018   #17
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I've seen many dishes that call for sofrito as their flavor base, but I've never heard of a Mexican "Holy Trinity." And if you go hunting for sofrito recipes, you'll find hundreds of variations from several different countries.
I've always associated Sofrito with Caribbean cuisine.
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No such thing, cuisine too diverse due to geography.

Depends on what your target is. Use them all, your palate will lead the way
Agreed and it is a long journey of sampling and mixing.
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I'm surprised no one has mentioned chili arbol it is a very popular chili, a household staple.

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I tried to grow Chile Arbol too but only got a couple of measly green peppers off it.
I used a dried Italian Pepperoncini and a dried red Guerito together for the pepper flakes in my Gambas al Ajillo yesterday... om nom nom. The heat and flavor was perfect to me.
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Old January 1, 2018   #21
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Pointless to grow any of these peppers mentioned here they are cheaper than dirt in bulk at the Mexican stores.
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Old January 1, 2018   #22
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Here's a few that may help sort our names, they change from fresh to dry.

PS. let's not forget Chiltepín!
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Pointless to grow any of these peppers mentioned here they are cheaper than dirt in bulk at the Mexican stores.
Yes, peppers are very cheap here too. Dried or fresh.

I also use Fiesta brand and if I had to pick a 'Holy Trinity' for cooking Mexican/TexMex - It would be Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, and Comino/Cumin.
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Yes, peppers are very cheap here too. Dried or fresh.

I also use Fiesta brand and if I had to pick a 'Holy Trinity' for cooking Mexican/TexMex - It would be Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, and Comino/Cumin.
Ironically none of those are native to the Americas.

If I were to pick a holey trinity for Mexico it would be Maize/corn, chilies and tomatoes.
Maize by far is the number one thing people of many parts of Mexico live on.
They even have a book Men Of Maize/Hombres De Maize.


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Here's a few that may help sort our names, they change from fresh to dry.

PS. let's not forget Chiltepín!
Nice find Gerardo !
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Ironically none of those are native to the Americas.

If I were to pick a holey trinity for Mexico it would be Maize/corn, chilies and tomatoes.
Maize by far is the number one thing people of many parts of Mexico live on.
They even have a book Men Of Maize/Hombres De Maize.


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I did find that Chile Peppers, Corn and Beans (not tomatoes) has been mentioned as the trinity in a few Mexican cooking references.
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I did find that Chile Peppers, Corn and Beans (not tomatoes) has been mentioned as the trinity in a few Mexican cooking references.
Yes I was considering going back and changing it to beans but since this is a tomato forum.
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Wish I could grow the peppers I use in my Chili mix, but the growing season simply isn't long enough here. Chili Arbol, which are ridiculously cheap and I get more than I can use so not really worth growing; Cascabel Chilis, and Anchos. I can grow the Poblano, but they don't have enough time to ripen, so I just get the green ones. The dried Ancho I use are a dark purple, I assume from fully ripe Poblanos. So I will have to continue to buy them dried. The nice large Anchos and the Cascabels are much more expensive then the Arbol and I wish I could grow them myself. I use them mostly for the flavor and the Arbol add a little heat.
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Cool pepper posters, Gerardo! (Or should I say, HOT!!)
Maybe the Mirasol I grew was mislabeled.

Since I grew no peppers this year, I bought a jar of pickled peppers at the store. Ridiculous amount of peppers for a couple of bucks, when I think of the months I spent fawning over my little plants and filling my house with them and fighting aphids fungus gnats and.....
But then I tasted the pickles. They were like mush.

So I would grow some sweets and a few hots at least for fresh use and for a few pickles, which can't be compared to the junk I can buy.
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I am limited to bell peppers and jalapenos at my grocery. Banana peppers are only sold jarred. On rare occasion, I see poblanos. Even the powdered pepper selection is limited. The nearest Mexican grocery that offers fresh produce is an hour away. A good price for bells (green) is $0.85 each and Jalapenos can be had for around $0.35 each. If I were picky and insisted on organic labeled, the price doubles. Anyhow, even if they were $0.10 each, I would still grow my own - to me it is the satisfaction of eating something from the 'fruits' of my labor.
If I were to value my time versus the price of the product I raised - I'd be a Maine lobster farmer!
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