Green Serrano Chile Powder, Capsicum annuum, is a medium-heat chile powder. It also called green serrano powder, serrano chili powder green, ground green serrano powder or ground serrano chili.

The serrano pepper is one of the most commonly used chiles in Mexican cooking, only eclipsed by the jalapeno. Serranos have a thin skin and are frequently cooked with when green and fresh, for their grassy flavor.

Green Serrano Chile Powder is frequently sought after by: 

• sauce, salsa, popcorn, nut, chip, and jerky manufacturers; 
• Mexican, Peruvian, South American, and fusion restaurants; 
• food trucks; 
• cocktail bars; 
• independent spice shops; 
• butchers and meat processors; and 
• breweries and brewpubs

We also have Smoked Red Serrano Chile Powder available.

Flavor Profile

Green Serrano Chile Powder is vegetal, earthy, punchy, and grassy, with crisp heat.

How To Use

Green Serrano Chile Powder is a slightly more aggressive substitute for jalapenos. Put this powder into DIY seasoning rubs, breadings, chilis, sauces, and salsas, or bake into cornbread. Stir into queso, make a spicy stuffing with Green Serrano Chile Powder, or stir into pickling brine for spicy pickles.

Green Serrano Chile Powder is wonderful with chicken, pork, beef, seafood, tofu, cheese, vegetables, and beans, and is best used to saute, roast, or smoke.

Green Serrano Chile Powder pairs well with lime, lemon, cumin, coriander, corn, mushrooms, garlic, onion, tomatillos, white and cider vinegar, and cilantro.