Home Made Chili Powder

Ingredients:

• 1/2 cup Paprika
• 4 each Dried Ancho Chilies, Pull stems save seeds
• 4 each Dried Pasilla Chilies, Pull stems save seeds
• 2 each Chili Arbol, Pull Stems save seeds
• 2 each Dried Chipotle Chilies, Pull stems save seeds
• 3 each Bay Leaves
• 1/2 cup Pumpkin Seeds
• 1 tbsp Cocoa Powder
• 8 tsp Ground Cumin
• 4 tsp Dried Oregano
• 4 tsp Salt
• 2 tsp Granulated Garlic
• 2 tsp Cuban Espresso
• 1 tsp Black Pepper
• 1 tsp Ground Clove
• 1/4 tsp Cinnamon

Instructions:

Tear all the chilies into rough pieces.
In a large dry sauté pan dry roast all of the ingredients for about 10 minutes over medium heat. Place the mixture in a food processor and blend to a fine powder.
Store in an air tight container

Comments:

This Chili Powder, which, aside from using it in chili, can also be used as dry rub on pork or chicken. I took Best in Presentation and second in Overall in the 2006 Annual IRL Chili Cook-off competition with this recipe. - Chef Eddie

Submitted By:

Chef Eddie Wilson