Red Chili Powder

If you buy chili powder from the supermarket, chances are you’re getting other spices in there—ground-up garlic, cumin, dried onions. That stuff’s aight, but it’s nothing compared to home-ground chili powder. Trust me.

The trick here is to get the best quality dried Tianjin red chile peppers you can find—look for peppers that are vibrant and red.⁶ Then we go through the extra step of roasting the peppers, gently releasing all o