Kitchen Tricks: Quick and Easy Roasted Red Peppers

I love the flavour of roasted red peppers, but the task of roasting them can be daunting sometimes. Today I’m going to let you in on a little secret, how to roast red peppers in a no fuss and easy way. All you need is an oven (or toaster oven, for all my Korea readers).

Here’s how:

1.      Cut your peppers in quarters and trim off the white part and discard seeds.

2.      Place them on a baking sheet face down so the skins are exposed.

3.      Set your oven to broil and move the oven rack closest to the top heat element.

4.      Place the peppers into the oven and wait for about 15-20 minutes until the skins have

bubbled and turned mostly black.

5.      Take the peppers out of the oven and throw them into a zipper bag or plastic

container while still hot.

6.      Close the zipper bag or container and wait for 10 minutes.

7.      After 10 minutes the skins will be easy to peel off.

8.      Now you can cut and eat the peppers or toss them into a jar with some olive oil and

use them later.

Tip: Sometimes your grocery store or vegetable stand will sell large bags of peppers that are ripe and ready to use for a low price. However, if you are only cooking for one or two people, you probably don’t even consider buying a bag of them. What you can do is roast them and store them ina jar or container with olive oil, so you have roasted red peppers to use in any of your delicious cooking adventures. Next time you see one of these great deals, be sure to pick one up and try it yourself!