Wipe the skin of the chile with a damp cloth to remove impurities. If the chile is going to be used whole and stuffed with a filling, leave the stem on.
Make a small lateral cut and remove the seeds and membranes. If you are not going to be using the chiles whole, remove the stem and remove seeds. Sometimes chiles are too dry, and when you try to remove the seeds and membranes, they break into small pieces. If that happens, toast and soak the chiles before cleaning them.
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