Pasilla Morita aka Smoked Chile Rojo HAB Sauce

1 - 5 oz. bottles Greg "Craola" Simkins Artist Edition Pasilla Morita HAB Sauce

Ingredients:
Tomatillos, Morita, Pasilla and Serrano Peppers, White Vinegar, Garlic, Olive Oil, Naturally Fermented Sugarcane, Organic Agave, Lemon and Salt.

This label came out super dope! Such a beautiful bottle. There is also something really special on the inside. It's rich, earthy, smoky and just the slightest sweet. The sauce is kind of mild so I added some serrano peppers to bring up the heat just a little. "Pasilla – which means “little raisin” in Spanish – tastes unsurprisingly like raisins, earthy and sweet with a hint of smoky cocoa. Dried Morita chile peppers are a variety of Capsicum annuum that are almost synonymous with chipotles. They are a red-ripe jalapeño pepper that has been smoked, but the main difference is that dried Morita chile pepper is smoked for less time, leaving it softer and retaining a modest fruity flavor." The sauce goes so well on chicken, carnitas, steak, potatoes, eggs and just about anything. It's the kind of flavor you can use to really bring a richness to dishes without having to put in much effort.

I had the honor to collaborate on a sauce with Craola. The ingredients in the sauce really work well together and move forward in an orderly fashion. It's appropriate since Greg's work used for Pasilla Morita is titled "Procession."