SalsaSnobs: is steaming dried chiles to soften them a viable alternative to steeping?

I'm making one of my all time favorite recipes, this salsa borracha ( https://www.reddit.com/r/SalsaSnobs/s/8DvYQxnCGU ) which uses a trio of dried peppers. Normally I'll steep them in boiling water but for an experiment tonight I steamed them in a basket instead. I steamed over heat for 5 minutes, then removed from heat and let it sit with the lid on for another 20 minutes. At the end of the experiment I poured the pot liquid in a glass measuring cup to see if any of the chile color (basically "flavor") had escaped. Result, the water was still almost clear and colorless with only the slightest tint. (Picture 3)