Bulgarian sweet pepper can be eaten both raw and cooked. Like the related chili pepper, sweet varieties are sometimes dried and ground. Such powdered spice of non-volatile varieties is called paprika. Although in Hungarian culinary practice, where paprika has become particularly widespread, there is also a sharp burning paprika, which includes pepper seeds containing burning capsaicin. All kinds of paprika are added to dishes to give them varying degrees of spice and special flavors. In addition, paprika is often used as a dye in the manufacture of sausage and other meat products. Peppers of any color are used for food, but when selecting fruits, it should be taken into account that green (unripe) and purple vegetables have a slightly bitter taste, and red, orange and yellow have sweeter, almost fruity “notes”.
How to Cook with Bell Pepper?
Sweet peppers perfectly complement fried meat dishes, go well with stewed pork and chicken. In real French ratatouille, Hungarian and Bulgarian lecho, Hungarian goulash and paprikash, Turkish gyuveche, sweet pepper is one of the important ingredients. Fruits baked in the oven or on a charcoal grill acquire a particularly expressive aroma and taste. Fresh and pickled peppers get along harmoniously with scrambled eggs and omelette.
How to Choose and Store Sweet Bell Peppers?
When choosing sweet pepper, preference should be given to hard-to-the-touch fruits of bright color with glossy, dry and smooth skin without damaged areas (without dark putrefactive spots and cracks). On yellow peppers, spots of red, green or orange colors are acceptable, on orange – red or yellow. Bright spotting, as a rule, will indicate incomplete ripening of fruits, although such peppers can be bought. The peduncle from which the fruit is torn off should not be dried or black. Its drying is a sign of long–term storage, and the moisture content of the skin around the “tail” is a sign of the beginning of rotting. Regardless of the degree of ripening, it is better to keep pepper in the refrigerator, but at the same time, unripe fruits (at the stage of technical maturity), when stored for up to 2-3 months, are first placed in a relatively warm compartment of the refrigerator (about +10 ° C), and then, after acquiring a bright uniform color skin, they are moved to a cold compartment (0-1 °C).
Peppers already ripe at the time of purchase are placed in the cold compartment immediately. They are packed in plastic bags or placed in trays lined with crumpled porous paper to absorb excess moisture and create air pockets that provide ventilation. To preserve Bulgarian pepper until the next season, freezing in the freezer is used. To do this, the pepper is washed, the stalk and seeds are removed, and then dried well. You can freeze whole cups by inserting them into each other, as well as sliced fruits. But it should be borne in mind that even in frozen form, pepper gradually, albeit slowly, loses its flavor.
This recipe was shared with me by a colleague, the dish turns out to be satisfying and delicious. The taste is vegetable and pleasant. A great option for everyday meals. Having prepared this dish, you can safely invite friends to visit. Try to cook.
“Pomodoro” in Italian means the Apple of love. And in South Tyrol and Austria, greenhouse sheds for tomatoes are called “Paradise apples”. How much passion and love you will feel if you just say in Italian: “Pomodoro Rosso-bella!”I won’t even translate, otherwise all the romance will disappear… Of course, ripe sweet tomatoes are the language of love in Italian cooking. This frying pan also knows how to speak the language of Dante… even without spaghetti!
I bought a few days ago cone-shaped molds for making cakes in the form of tubes with protein cream and, in fact, was going to cook them, but then I came up with the idea to cook such tubes, but from chicken fillet… And I got a delicious dish. So please join the table.
This light vegetable risotto is one of the most favorite in my house! The taste of this dish is mushroom, vegetable and cheese. I like to cook it every Sunday. You can also try to cook this.
We love rice with vegetables. But today I added chicken legs to my traditional recipe. It turned out to be a festive bright dish. I won’t say anything about taste. I’ll just say it’s worth a try.
We will prepare a lazy casserole – all at once, side dish and chicken, sauce and vegetables in the oven, without stirring and frying. Less than an hour and on the table is a fragrant juicy dish, with a crust and delicious baked sauce!
A very simple recipe for cooking Spanish rice. The dish turns out to be very fragrant, spicy and delicious. Cooking time is minimal, but the pleasure is huge.
We were very cold, and immediately wanted something hot and satisfying. And what could be better than borscht in this weather? Only borscht with a lid! Thick, rich, with a light aroma of fire – it will not leave anyone indifferent!
I like to cook, allowing maximum variety in the use of ingredients, proportions, etc. Pasta with Bolognese sauce is from this series. The base is minced meat with tomatoes or tomato paste. Then you can dream up, add ingredients, replace them with similar ones.
My grandmother often cooked us this delicious green borscht. Now I’m preparing it for my family. The recipe is very simple and the taste is very amazing. Especially if the summer time and all the fresh greens get excellent. Well, if you have frozen vegetables, it’s okay. Try to cook.
