Recipes Featuring Dried Pasilla Chile
View all 1Our Favorite Texas Beef Chili
This cowboy-style "bowl of red" is all about tender chunks of beef chuck and a five-chile-pepper purée. True to Texas tradition, it has no tomatoes and no beans. The heat is customizable to your taste, and don't skip the masa harina: It helps to thicken the chili and imparts a wonderful earthy richness. This chili is best served a day after cooking.
Turkey Mole Sauce
Use this classic Mexican Mole Sauce to marinate the Mole-Roasted Turkey with Masa Stuffing and Chile Gravy. You'll have plenty of extra sauce that can be served alongside the turkey or frozen for later use, such as on turkey sandwiches, roasted chicken, or as a sauce for turkey or chicken tamales.
Mole Cake with Cherry-Almond Ice Cream, Tamarind Anglaise, and Orange Caramel
This cake features flavors reminiscent of the classic mole, an aromatic and delicious chocolaty savory sauce from Puebla, Mexico. The combination of dried chiles, chocolate, canela, cloves, and pumpkin seeds creates the full mole profile. For a shortcut, you can substitute sectioned grapefruit for the orange caramel.