Sandia pepper
Cultivar of the New Mexico chile pepper / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Sandia pepper or Sandia chile pepper is a New Mexico chile pepper cultivar of the species Capsicum annuum with a scoville rating which ranges from mild to hot. This cultivar is extensively grown in New Mexico where it was developed and is popular in New Mexican cuisine. Sandia peppers picked while still green are typically roasted to produce green chile. When ripened, this variety can be dried and ground to make chile powder. Sandia peppers grown and consumed in New Mexico are most commonly used to make red or green posole, green chile stew, and carne adovada.[3] [4][5]
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Sandia pepper | |
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Species | Capsicum annuum |
Cultivar group | New Mexico chile |
Origin | United States |
Heat | Hot |
Scoville scale | 5,000–30,000[1][2] SHU |
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