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Toast
dry pan, medium
guajillo + ancho, pressed flat, 20–30 seconds a side until they puff and smell sweet — any wisp of acrid smoke means they have gone bitter and the whole pot will taste of it, so start over rather than continue
Step 1 / 8
dry pan, medium
guajillo + ancho, pressed flat, 20–30 seconds a side until they puff and smell sweet — any wisp of acrid smoke means they have gone bitter and the whole pot will taste of it, so start over rather than continue