How-To....... Clean a Pepper for Chopping or Stuffing

I found these gorgeous red peppers at the store. I can't remember the last time I saw peppers this gorgeous with these beautiful fresh green stems. I decided I will make stuffed peepers with these (see So Stuffed.....Peppers recipe).

You can use this same technique for pastilla peppers; pictured below (see So Stuffed.....Peppers recipe).

















I clean them with a commercial veggies wash but just washing them in the sink with water is fine too.









Using a sharp chopping knife and cutting board, hold the pepper with one hand and cut the top off the pepper.







Take out the membrane that is in the middle with your hands as well as the membrane on the sides of the inside.


Then can chop as needed. If you are stuffing the peppers and the bottom does not lay flat, then just cut the bottom to make it flat.






See? "Easy breezy" right? I will be posting an excellent stuffed peppers recipe in the next coming days, stayed tuned.