
This popular Mexican pepper has deep green fruit that mature to a dark reddish brown. The green form is often roasted or used for chiles rellenos. The red, dried form makes delicious mole sauce.
Poblano/Ancho Hot Pepper
- Fruit size: 2 inches by 4 inches
- Matures: 75 to 80 days
- Scoville heat units: 1,000 to 2,000 (mild)
Mexico's favorite chile pepper! When traditionally ripened to red and dried, this pepper is known as an 'Ancho'; it is also used green, as a 'Poblano', for making chiles rellenos. The thick-walled, mildly hot fruit have a rich, mellow flavor. The name Poblano comes from the valley of Puebla, south of Mexico City, where the peppers were first cultivated. This pepper produces continously all summer in climates with warm days and cool nights. Space plants 18 inches apart in rows 30 inches apart.
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