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Homemade Chile Limon Seasoning

When I couldn't find any chile limon seasoning to purchase at the local market, I decided to prepare my own.
Course Snack
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 25 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Total Time 33 minutes
Servings 1 Cup

Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 2 cups chile de arbol dried or chile japones
  • 2 chile guajillo dried or 1 chile ancho
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons sour salt citric acid
  • Kosher salt to taste I added about 3 1/2 teaspoons

Instructions

Directions

  • Remove any stems from dried chiles.   Remove the seeds only from the large dried chiles, not the chile de arbol. Place the dried chiles to a skillet. Heat to medium/low heat and cook for 6 to 8 minutes, turning often. You just want the peppers to become slightly aromatic and dry out a little more. You will do this in batches so you don't overcrowd the pan.
  • Also in batches, grind the peppers to a coarse grind using a spice grinder or coffee bean grinder. I only use my coffee grinder for spices, lol!
  • Combine the ground up chiles with Citric acid(sour salt) and kosher salt to taste. Keep store in an airtight container. Makes about 1 cup. My favorite way to enjoy the chile limon seasoning is on fresh fruit.

Notes

Tips~ I only use my coffee grinder for spices. They are fairly inexpensive, so I would suggest using it only for spices.