Common Name*: Serrano Green

Pronunciation: ???

Other Names: Serrano Red

Type: Annuum

Rarity: Common

Seed Availablity: See actual strain*.

Scoville Heat Units: 10K – 23K SHU

Sauce Strength Rating**: Medium – 3/12

Ripe Colour: See actual strain*.

Ripe Flavour: See actual strain*.

Green Flavour: Dark green, sometimes described as “grassy”. A touch more bitter than a jalapeño.

Products: Laterra’s Michoacan, Angry Goat Pepper Co.’s Hippy Dippy Green, Alice Cooper’s Welcome to my Nightmare, Great Scott’s Apple, Gooseberry & Serrano

Recipes: ???

Related Peppers: Serrano Purple

You may also enjoy: Poblano, Jalapeño Green, Padron Green, Serenade Green

*This name does not refer to an actual variety but rather to any underripe serrano that isn’t purple. Please click on its “other names” to see the individual strains.

**This value represents the heat rating that I would expect to give to a sauce using this pepper as its main ingredient. Other ingredients or particularly high purity may result in a slightly stronger sauce, while lower concentrations will yeild a weaker one and other products may vary.