Cookbook:Bell Pepper

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Red bell pepper

Bell peppers of various colors

The bell pepper, sometimes ambiguously known simply as "pepper" or "capsicum", is a type of large mild chili pepper that is considered by many to be without heat. Bell peppers are often considered to be merely vegetables, not spices, even though some people find them to be slightly hot.

Characteristics

Bell peppers are green while developing and then ripen to a variety of colors—red and yellow are the most common but purple and orange are also found. They are edible while still unripe and have a distinctly different (and milder) taste in that state. Compared to green ones, red bell peppers have three times as much vitamin C and 11 times as much beta carotene.

Uses

For general usage, slice bell peppers in half lengthwise, then remove the stem, core, seeds, and white veins.

Red bell peppers are often heated over a fire, such as a gas range, to remove the skins and add a distinctive smokey flavor.

Bell peppers are commonly added to pizza, stir-fry, and sweet and sour. They can also be deseeded, stuffed, and baked.

Seasonality

Seasonality tables|Autumn|Winter|Spring|Summer|All year
Bell Pepper	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Northern hemisphere
Southern hemisphere

Green (unripe) bell peppers are available all year, with their peak season falling between July and November. The ripe varieties are more sensitive to season and will reach their peak towards the end of the green pepper's season.[1]

Recipes featuring bell peppers include

• Easy Chili
• Paprika Chicken
• Southwestern Scramble
• Chili (Vegan)
• San Francisco style Scallop Ceviche
• Moqueca de Peixe
• Gyoza
• Chili con carne
• Bobó de Camarao
• Beanburger

See Also

• Chili Pepper
• Capsicum

External Links

• fnbr.com