Ancho Chili Puree

Ancho chilies are dried, ripened poblano chilies, the ones that are closest in shape to a bell pepper, and a purple-green color. They are mild, with a full and complex range of flavors, allowing you to enjoy the taste of chili without the pain that a lot of them bring on.

This puree has an almost infinite range of possibilities as a base for flavoring sauces. Add it to sour cream, sour cream and mayonnaise, butter sauces, vinaigrettes, compound butters, the hollandaise family, fish