Sweet peppers have long had the reputation of being heavily contaminated with pesticides. This is why it is particularly important for conventionally grown pods to clean them thoroughly. But you should also wash peppers from your own garden or organic farming before eating, as soil and germs can stick to the vegetables. You can find out how to do this here.
How do you wash peppers correctly?
To wash peppers properly, place the peppers in lukewarm water, brush them gently with a soft vegetable brush, rinse them under running water and then dry them with paper towels.
Wash peppers
Careful washing can remove most of the dirt and pollutants:
- Put lukewarm water in the sink and place the peppers in it.
- Brush gently with a soft vegetable brush.
- Drain the water and rinse the vegetables again under running water.
- Rub the pods dry with kitchen paper.
Cut out the seeds and cut the peppers
The small, light seeds of the pepper can be easily removed if you cut them out of the pod with the fruiting body:
- Place the pepper on a cutting board and divide it into 2 pieces about an inch below the base of the stem.
- Turn the pepper over and cut off the end generously.
- Now go into the fruit body with the knife and cut out the core body as close as possible to the pulp.
- Set up and cut lengthwise.
- Place the peppers on the cutting board and cut into strips.
If you need the whole pod, for example because you want to fill it, you have to proceed differently:
- Cut the pepper below the stem.
- Turn it out together with the core housing.
- If this cannot be easily removed, gently wiggle the small lid.
- Take out the seeds with a spoon and rinse the pod under running water.
- If there are still white fibers remaining on the pulp, you can leave them in the pod.
Tip
Green peppers are harvested unripe. As peppers ripen, they initially turn yellow and then turn red when fully ripe. The taste also changes and becomes sweeter and milder.
