The bell pepper is a healthy, versatile vegetable. However, the hard skin that is difficult to digest is a reason for many to avoid peppers altogether. It doesn't have to be. The vegetables are roasted in no time at all, the skin can be removed.

Roasted and stuffed peppers are a special treat

roast peppers

Peppers are roasted in the oven, a gas stove can also be used with the necessary care. You can also get good results in a pan on the electric oven. Roasting intensifies the natural, slightly sweet taste of the peppers. The finished vegetables can be used in salads, soups or casseroles or marinated in oil.

Roasting in the oven

  1. Prepare the peppers for roasting.
  2. to wash
  3. core and remove stem
  4. halve or quarter
  5. Preheat the oven to 220 degrees and activate the grill function.
  6. Place the peppers, skin-side up, on a baking sheet and place in the hot oven for 30 minutes.
  7. Turn the vegetables several times.
  8. The vegetables are ready when the skin is black.
  9. Remove the tray from the oven and allow the hot peppers to rest in a freezer bag for 20 minutes. The vegetables will continue to steam and become soft.
  10. Take the peppers out of the bag and peel off the black skin.

Roast the peppers on the gas stove

  1. Wrap the whole pepper in a thick layer of aluminum foil.
  2. Set the gas flame to medium.
  3. Place the peppers directly into the gas flame.
  4. Be careful, no juice must run into the flame! The vegetables should not roast unattended.
  5. Roast the peppers for twenty minutes, turning them constantly so that all sides are roasted.
  6. Once the peppers are tender, turn off the flame and place the wrapped peppers on a plate for post-steaming.
  7. Open the foil, let the vegetables evaporate briefly and then peel off the charred skin.
  8. Cut the peppers apart and remove the seeds and inner skins with a spoon.

Roasting in the pan

  1. Heat a coated pan.
  2. Add the washed whole peppers.
  3. Turn frequently so the skin turns black on all sides.
  4. The vegetables must be steamed in the bag or covered in a bowl so that the skin comes off better.

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