There are many subtleties on the issue of making sweet peppers that every housewife must know about. For example, its dense skin, although rich in vitamins, does not fit into some dishes with a delicate texture. Therefore, previously these vegetables often need to be cleaned. How to peel peppers so as not to damage the pulp and keep it for future use? In practice, this can be done in various ways.
Roasting secrets
From sweet peppers you can make not only salads. This unique vegetable is usually used for cooking various soups, stews, all kinds of sautés, sauces, and also as a basis for stuffing. In each of these cases, the skin is clearly superfluous. How to peel peppers? After all, after heat treatment it becomes dry, stiff and only spoils the appearance of any dish. Experienced housewives can solve this problem. They know several methods of peeling bell peppers. The first option will require an oven or microwave.
All work takes place in four stages:
- First you need to wash the vegetables, and then carefully cut the core from them and remove it together with the seeds.
- Place the peppers processed in this way on a grill pan or ordinary baking sheet, previously covering it with parchment or food foil. Bake until golden brown.
- Put still hot vegetables in a plastic bag and leave them there for 5-7 minutes.
- Carefully pick up the edge of the peel on the edge of the knife for each vegetable and slowly pull. As a result, only the flesh should remain.
This method will be of interest to those who are interested in how to peel bell peppers in a summer cottage when there is no microwave or the oven does not work. For a similar technology, an ordinary Russian stove is also suitable. By the way, in rural areas, housewives have long been doing just that.
Blanching method
There is another option on how to peel peppers. You can use the blanching method, which has long been widely used in cooking. For work, you need a stove (or other source of fire) and a container of water.
Processing is usually done as follows:
- Put the pan on the stove and bring the water in it to a boil.
- Wash and clean the pods of seeds from seeds. Here you will need a regular kitchen knife.
- Dip the hollow pods in hot water for 6-8 minutes.
After this treatment, the peel leaves well and is easily removed. A similar option is often used for canning, when the smell of baked vegetables can only spoil the taste of the finished product. True, this option has its own minus. This method is traumatic due to direct exposure to hot products. But with experience, as a rule, the necessary dexterity is acquired, with the help of which this problem can be avoided.
Singeing Method
To prepare some dishes, it is necessary that the pulp of vegetables remains fresh and juicy. Processing in the oven cannot be achieved. Under the influence of high temperature, the fruits are baked not only from the outside, but also from the inside. As a result, the pulp loses a lot of healthy juice, which significantly affects both the taste and quality of the finished product. Of course, raw bell peppers can be tried to peel with a regular peeler. True, this will not be easy. In such cases, it is better to use the singeing method on an open fire.
At the same time, vegetables should be processed as follows:
- Wash and clean the inside of the pod on the burner (grill) of the stove.
- Turn on the fire.
- Periodically turn the pepper, substituting it to the fire. In this case, the skin should darken and slightly charred.
- Scrape off the darkened skin with a knife.
The beauty of this method is that even after baking the skin, the flesh will remain moist and retain all the beneficial properties and organoleptic characteristics.