How to Roast Peppers and Chiles

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There are many ways to roast peppers. This simple method can be done with any broiler and with any pepper, be it red or green, sweet or spicy.

Have a gas flame or hot grill? You may want to use the direct flame method as outlined in How to Roast and Peel Chiles (the method for peppers and chiles is the same). Want all this information in a classic recipe format? See the recipe for Roasted Red Peppers. Again, the same methods work for peppers and chiles of any color!

Look for peppers or chiles with tight, smooth skins. They should also feel heavy for their size, which indicates that they are both ripe and fresh. If you have a choice, peppers or chiles with fewer ridges and gulfs will be much easier to peel when the roasting is done.

How to Roast Peppers and Chiles Under a Broiler:

This is a simple and quick way to roast chiles and peppers.

1. First you want will want to use fresh, firm Chiles or Peppers.
2. Next you will need to cut the Chile Or Pepper in half lengthwise by using a sharp knife to cut the pepper or chile in half lanthgwise, but not through the core.
3. Remove Pepper Core.

Cut off the stem and core. You may be tempted to stick close and tight to the stem, but go ahead and cut along the “shoulder” of the pepper or chile – that extra bit of pepper next to the stem is pretty trick to harvest with any grace, and unless you’re working with an unusually large pepper, there’s not much meat there to worry about.

Pull out and discard the pepper core, including as much of the white membrane along the sides of the pepper and the accompanying seeds as possible. It’s worth taking the time to pull or cut out any of those white bands along the inside of the peppers or chiles: they can be quite bitter. In terms of removing the seeds, sweet pepper seeds tends to be bitter, whereas chile seeds tend to carry an extra kick of spice. In either case, they don’t look so great mixed in with the silky smooth appearance of finely roasted and peeled peppers.

5. Let Broiled Chiles or Peppers Rest

6. Remove Pepper Skins

Unwrap the foil from around the peppers. Use your fingers to gently pull off and discard the peels. The peels should slip right off in whole (or practically whole) pieces.

This step can be done under running water, if you like. If you’re working with large numbers of peppers or chiles, the running water will make things go quicker, since the peels can start to stick to your hands as you work with more than a pepper or two.

7. Roasted Peppers

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